Summary for 3924 S AMERICUS ST S / Parcel ID 1702900040 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
Columbia City |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1916 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 3924 S Americus Street is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 3924 S Americus Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1916 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a concrete block foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a front 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. |
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Detail for 3924 S AMERICUS ST S / Parcel ID 1702900040 / Inv # 0 |
| Status: |
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| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Wood |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Block |
| 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 |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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Other: |
Intact |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
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Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
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Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.
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Photo collection for 3924 S AMERICUS ST S / Parcel ID 1702900040 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Oct 14, 2009
Photo taken Oct 14, 2009
Photo taken Aug 31, 2009
Photo taken Aug 31, 2009
Photo taken Aug 31, 2009
Photo taken Aug 31, 2009
Photo taken Aug 31, 2009
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