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Summary for 5021 42ND AVE / Parcel ID 5292200015 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1923
 
Significance

The house at 5021 42nd Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 5021 42nd Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1923 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 5021 42ND AVE / Parcel ID 5292200015 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
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: Extensive
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Other: Moderate
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 5021 42ND AVE / Parcel ID 5292200015 / 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
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