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Summary for 3257 S EDMUNDS ST S / Parcel ID 1703400635 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Queen Anne Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1904
 
Significance
The house at 3257 S Edmunds Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 3257 S Edmunds Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1904 (according to the county assessor) in the Queen Anne style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 2-story balloon frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 3257 S EDMUNDS ST S / Parcel ID 1703400635 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: two & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Slight
Changes to Windows: Slight
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 3257 S EDMUNDS ST S / Parcel ID 1703400635 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Oct 14, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009
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