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Summary for 7511 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 9412400146 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Colonial - Colonial Revival Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1923
 
Significance
The house at 7511 Seward Park Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 7511 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 1923 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial Revival style. The house has an L-shaped plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a gambrel roof clad in unknown. The wall cladding is shingle. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding or windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 7511 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 9412400146 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gambrel Roof Material(s): Unknown
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: L-Shape
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Slight
Changes to Windows: Intact
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 7511 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 9412400146 / Inv # 0


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