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Summary for 9765 62ND AVE / Parcel ID 7129302085 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1908
 
Significance
The house at 9765 62nd Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 9765 62nd Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1908 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has an irregular plan and stands on a stone foundation. The 2-story balloon frame building has a gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding or windows.

Detail for 9765 62ND AVE / Parcel ID 7129302085 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Stone
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Rolled
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: two
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Unknown
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Interior: Unknown
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 9765 62ND AVE / Parcel ID 7129302085 / 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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