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Summary for 3731 S DAWSON ST S / Parcel ID 5649600360 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Built By: Year Built: 1916
 
Significance
The house at 3731 S Dawson Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 3731 S Dawson Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1916 (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 front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is stucco and wood. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact.

Detail for 3731 S DAWSON ST S / Parcel ID 5649600360 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Stucco, 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: 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 3731 S DAWSON ST S / Parcel ID 5649600360 / 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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