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Summary for 4715 30TH AVE / Parcel ID 5414100335 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood:
Built By: Year Built: 1925
 
Significance
The house at 4715 30th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4715 30th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1925 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a cross gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the porch hood.

Detail for 4715 30TH AVE / Parcel ID 5414100335 / 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: Rectangular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Slight
Changes to Windows: Slight
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 4715 30TH AVE / Parcel ID 5414100335 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Oct 14, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009
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