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Summary for 1521 S PEARL ST S / Parcel ID 3732800200 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Colonial - Colonial Revival Neighborhood:
Built By: Year Built: 1948
 
Significance
The house at 1521 S Pearl Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 1521 S Pearl Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1948 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial Revival style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the garage.

Detail for 1521 S PEARL ST S / Parcel ID 3732800200 / Inv # 0

Status: Yes - Hold
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Shingle
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular
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: Slight
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 1521 S PEARL ST S / Parcel ID 3732800200 / Inv # 0


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Photo taken Jul 17, 2009
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