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Summary for 7251 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 7136300030 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Seward Park
Built By: Year Built: 1910
 
Significance
The house at 7251 46th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 7251 46th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1910 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a T-shaped plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding or windows. There are changes to the porch and chimney.

Detail for 7251 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 7136300030 / 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 - Single Family Plan: T-Shape
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Slight
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 7251 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 7136300030 / Inv # 0


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

Photo taken Aug 13, 2009
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