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Summary for 3952 S EDMUNDS ST S / Parcel ID 1702900585 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: American Foursquare Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1907
 
Significance
The house at 3952 S Edmunds Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 3952 S Edmunds Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1907 (according to the county assessor) in the American Foursquare style. The house has a square plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 2.5-story balloon frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 3952 S EDMUNDS ST S / Parcel ID 1702900585 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Square
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: Moderate
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 3952 S EDMUNDS ST S / Parcel ID 1702900585 / Inv # 0


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

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009

Photo taken Aug 27, 2009
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