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Summary for 4902 S ROSE ST S / Parcel ID 7135300015 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1912
 
Significance
The house at 4902 S Rose Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4902 S Rose Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1912 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. 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 shingle. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 4902 S ROSE ST S / Parcel ID 7135300015 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, 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: Unknown
Changes to Windows: Slight
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 4902 S ROSE ST S / Parcel ID 7135300015 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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