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Summary for 9680 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 7131300103 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Tudor Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1926
 
Significance
The house at 9680 51st Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 9680 51st Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1926 (according to the county assessor) in the Tudor style. The house has a square 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 veneer. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the portico.

Detail for 9680 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 7131300103 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Square
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: Slight
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 9680 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 7131300103 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Oct 14, 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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