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Summary for 7103 55TH AVE / Parcel ID 2624049100 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Colonial - Colonial Revival Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1925
 
Significance
The house at 7103 55th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 7103 55th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1925 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial style. The house has a square plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is aluminum. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 7103 55TH AVE / Parcel ID 2624049100 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Other Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Square
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: Extensive
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 7103 55TH AVE / Parcel ID 2624049100 / Inv # 0


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Photo taken Aug 13, 2009

Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
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