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Summary for 3947 S FERDINAND ST S / Parcel ID 1702901360 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1925
 
Significance
The house at 3947 S Ferdinand Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 3947 S Ferdinand 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 the Arts & Crafts style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be slight 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 3947 S FERDINAND ST S / Parcel ID 1702901360 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
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 & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Slight
Changes to Windows: Slight
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
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 3947 S FERDINAND ST S / Parcel ID 1702901360 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Oct 14, 2009

Photo taken Oct 14, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009
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