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Summary for 4807 S AUSTIN ST S / Parcel ID 1443500546 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Ranch Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1947
 
Significance
The house at 4807 S Austin Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4807 S Austin Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1947 (according to the county assessor) in the Ranch style. The house has an L-shaped plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is stucco wood. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 4807 S AUSTIN ST S / Parcel ID 1443500546 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Stucco, Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Hip 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
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Unknown
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 4807 S AUSTIN ST S / Parcel ID 1443500546 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Oct 14, 2009

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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