Summary for 5249 S MYRTLE ST S / Parcel ID 2624049101 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
Rainier Beach |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1925 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 5249 S Myrtle Street is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 5249 S Myrtle Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1925 (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-story platform frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is veneer. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. |
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Detail for 5249 S MYRTLE ST S / Parcel ID 2624049101 / Inv # 0 |
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| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Other |
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 |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Slight |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Extensive |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
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Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
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Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.
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Photo collection for 5249 S MYRTLE ST S / Parcel ID 2624049101 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
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