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Summary for 7950 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 3524049076 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Tudor Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1928
 
Significance
The house at 7950 Seward Park Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 7950 Seward Park Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1928 (according to the county assessor) in the Tudor style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a cross gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick veneer. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the front door and garage.

Detail for 7950 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 3524049076 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick, Stucco, 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 & ½
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 7950 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 3524049076 / 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 Sep 23, 2009
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