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Summary for 9908 WATERS AVE / Parcel ID 7129301490 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Tudor Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1931
 
Significance
The house at 9908 Waters Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 9908 Waters Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1931 (according to the county assessor) in the Tudor style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick veneer. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There appear to be slight alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney

Detail for 9908 WATERS AVE / Parcel ID 7129301490 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick, Other Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable, Hip 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: Slight
Changes to Original Cladding: Slight
Changes to Windows: 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 9908 WATERS AVE / Parcel ID 7129301490 / 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 Aug 10, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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