Summary for 7608 RAINIER AVE / Parcel ID 2624049065 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Colonial - Colonial Revival |
Neighborhood: |
Rainier Beach |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1919 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 7608 Rainier Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 7608 Rainier Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1919 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial Revival 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 wood. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the porch. |
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Detail for 7608 RAINIER AVE / Parcel ID 2624049065 / Inv # 0 |
| Status: |
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| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
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 |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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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: |
Intact |
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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 7608 RAINIER AVE / Parcel ID 2624049065 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
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