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Summary for 7769 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 9412400066 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: American Foursquare Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1903
 
Significance
The house at 7769 Seward Park Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 7769 Seward Park Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1903 (according to the county assessor) in the American Foursquare style. The house has a square plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 2.5-story balloon frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. 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 porch.

Detail for 7769 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 9412400066 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Square
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: two & 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 7769 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 9412400066 / Inv # 0


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Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
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