Summary for 8731 HAMLET AVE / Parcel ID 3336001335 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
Rainier Beach |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1939 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 8731 Hamlet Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 8731 Hamlet Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1939 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has an L-shaped plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick veneer. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding or windows. There are changes to the chimney. |
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Detail for 8731 HAMLET AVE / Parcel ID 3336001335 / Inv # 0 |
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| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Brick |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Gable |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
L-Shape |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
one |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Slight |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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Other: |
Moderate |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
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Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
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Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.
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Photo collection for 8731 HAMLET AVE / Parcel ID 3336001335 / 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
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