Summary for 3617 S ORCAS ST S / Parcel ID 2341300180 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Arts & Crafts |
Neighborhood: |
Columbia City |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1915 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 3617 S Orcas Street is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 3617 S Orcas Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1915 (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 platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be no 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 porch. |
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Detail for 3617 S ORCAS ST S / Parcel ID 2341300180 / Inv # 0 |
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| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Wood |
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 |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Slight |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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Other: |
Slight |
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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 3617 S ORCAS ST S / Parcel ID 2341300180 / 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
Photo taken Aug 31, 2009
Photo taken Aug 31, 2009
Photo taken Aug 31, 2009
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