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Summary for 9752 ARROWSMITH AVE / Parcel ID 7129301825 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1908
 
Significance
The house at 9752 Arrowsmith Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 9752 Arrowsmith Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1908 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a square plan and stands on a brick foundation. The 1.5-story balloon frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle and clapboard. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows.

Detail for 9752 ARROWSMITH AVE / Parcel ID 7129301825 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood - Clapboard Foundation(s): Brick
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Square
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: Slight
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 9752 ARROWSMITH AVE / Parcel ID 7129301825 / 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

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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