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Summary for 5150 S OTHELLO ST S / Parcel ID 1109000135 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Tudor Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1909
 
Significance
The house at 5150 S Othello Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5150 S Othello Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1909 (according to the county assessor) in the Tudor style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a brick foundation. The 2.5-story balloon frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 5150 S OTHELLO ST S / Parcel ID 1109000135 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Stucco, Wood Foundation(s): Brick
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: two & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
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 5150 S OTHELLO ST S / Parcel ID 1109000135 / 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
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