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Summary for 9686 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 7131300101 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Tudor Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1932
 
Significance
The house at 9686 51st Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 9686 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 1932 (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 veneer. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original cladding. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the garage door.

Detail for 9686 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 7131300101 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Other 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: Moderate
Changes to Original Cladding: Extensive
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 9686 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 7131300101 / 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

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009
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