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Summary for 4408 S KENYON ST S / Parcel ID 3904100185 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Colonial - Colonial Revival Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Built By: Year Built: 1927
 
Significance
The house at 4408 S Kenyon Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4408 S Kenyon Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1927 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial style. The house has a square 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 wood. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 4408 S KENYON ST S / Parcel ID 3904100185 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
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
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 4408 S KENYON ST S / Parcel ID 3904100185 / Inv # 0


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