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Summary for 8604 45TH AVE / Parcel ID 3420100005 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1914
 
Significance

The house at 8604 45th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 8604 45th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1914 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle and veneer. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 8604 45TH AVE / Parcel ID 3420100005 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Other, Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
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 & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Slight
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Moderate
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Other: Slight
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 8604 45TH AVE / Parcel ID 3420100005 / 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 Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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