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Summary for 4626 S KENYON ST S / Parcel ID 1443501060 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Built By: Year Built: 1910
 
Significance
The building at 4626 S Kenyon Street is a multi-family house.
 
Appearance
The building at 4626 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 1910 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular duplex form. The building has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 2.5-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 4626 S KENYON ST S / Parcel ID 1443501060 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Multiple Family Plan: Rectangular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: two & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Moderate
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
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 4626 S KENYON ST S / Parcel ID 1443501060 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Oct 14, 2009

Photo taken Aug 13, 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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