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Summary for 8316 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 1601600290 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1925
 
Significance

The house at 8316 46th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 8316 46th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1925 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a square plan and stands on a concrete block foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the door.

Detail for 8316 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 1601600290 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Block
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
Other: Intact
Changes to Plan: Slight
Changes to Windows: Moderate
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Interior: Unknown
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 8316 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 1601600290 / Inv # 0


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