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Summary for 4703 S ROSE ST S / Parcel ID 7135300105 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1909
 
Significance
The house at 4703 S Rose Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4703 S Rose Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1909 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story balloon frame building has a hip 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.

Detail for 4703 S ROSE ST S / Parcel ID 7135300105 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Hip 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: 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 4703 S ROSE ST S / Parcel ID 7135300105 / 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 Sep 23, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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