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Summary for 5915 S ROXBURY ST S / Parcel ID 7129302405 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Colonial - Colonial Revival Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1904
 
Significance
The house at 5915 S Roxbury Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5915 S Roxbury Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1904 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial Revival style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a gambrel roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 5915 S ROXBURY ST S / Parcel ID 7129302405 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gambrel Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
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 5915 S ROXBURY ST S / Parcel ID 7129302405 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Aug 10, 2009

Photo taken Aug 10, 2009

Photo taken Aug 10, 2009

Photo taken Aug 10, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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