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Summary for 3242 S FERDINAND ST S / Parcel ID 1703400665 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1904
 
Significance
The house at 3242 S Ferdinand Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 3242 S Ferdinand Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1904 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story balloon frame building has a cross gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. 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 3242 S FERDINAND ST S / Parcel ID 1703400665 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
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: Unknown
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 3242 S FERDINAND ST S / Parcel ID 1703400665 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Oct 14, 2009

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
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