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Summary for 5533 20TH AVE / Parcel ID 5248800195 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts - Craftsman Neighborhood:
Built By: Year Built:
 
Significance

The house at 5533 20th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 5533 20th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1906 (according to the county assessor) in the Craftsman style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. 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 5533 20TH AVE / Parcel ID 5248800195 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Gable 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: 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 5533 20TH AVE / Parcel ID 5248800195 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Oct 14, 2009

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Photo taken Jul 17, 2009

Photo taken Jul 17, 2009
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