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Summary for 2539 S EDDY ST S / Parcel ID 7857004165 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Built By: Year Built: 1900
 
Significance
The house at 2539 S Eddy Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 2539 S Eddy Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1900 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story balloon frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is veneer and wood drop siding. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be slight alterations to the original cladding. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 2539 S EDDY ST S / Parcel ID 7857004165 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Other, Wood - Drop siding Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
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
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Extensive
Changes to Original Cladding: Slight
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 2539 S EDDY ST S / Parcel ID 7857004165 / Inv # 0


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
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