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Summary for 4751 39TH AVE / Parcel ID 3929900120 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Colonial - Colonial Revival Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1925
 
Significance
The house at 4751 39th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4751 39th 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 Revival style. The house has a square 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 wood. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 4751 39TH AVE / Parcel ID 3929900120 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
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
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 4751 39TH AVE / Parcel ID 3929900120 / Inv # 0


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Photo taken Aug 31, 2009

Photo taken Aug 31, 2009

Photo taken Aug 31, 2009
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