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Summary for 6102 S KEPPLER ST S / Parcel ID 7129303030 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: American Foursquare Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1909
 
Significance
The house at 6102 S Keppler Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 6102 S Keppler Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1909 (according to the county assessor) in the American Foursquare style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 2-story balloon frame building has a hip 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 or windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 6102 S KEPPLER ST S / Parcel ID 7129303030 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: two
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 6102 S KEPPLER ST S / Parcel ID 7129303030 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Aug 10, 2009

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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