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Summary for 4620 S CLOVERDALE ST S / Parcel ID 2123700130 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Built By: Year Built: 1925
 
Significance
The house at 4620 S Cloverdale Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4620 S Cloverdale Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1925 (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 side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is stucco. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 4620 S CLOVERDALE ST S / Parcel ID 2123700130 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Stucco Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Gable - Clipped 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: Slight
Changes to Original Cladding: Unknown
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 4620 S CLOVERDALE ST S / Parcel ID 2123700130 / Inv # 0


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