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Summary for 5252 S CLOVERDALE ST S / Parcel ID 3336000571 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Ranch Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Built By: Year Built: 1943
 
Significance
The house at 5252 S Cloverdale Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5252 S Cloverdale Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1943 (according to the county assessor) in the World War II Era Cottage style. The house has a square plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 5252 S CLOVERDALE ST S / Parcel ID 3336000571 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Square
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s):
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Unknown
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 5252 S CLOVERDALE ST S / Parcel ID 3336000571 / 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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