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Summary for 8436 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 3336000775 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1927
 
Significance
The house at 8436 Seward Park Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 8436 Seward Park Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1927 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has an irregular plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a cross gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 8436 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 3336000775 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Other: Intact
Major Bibliographic References
Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.

Photo collection for 8436 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 3336000775 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009
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