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Summary for 5529 18TH AVE / Parcel ID 7549801495 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts - Craftsman Neighborhood:
Built By: Year Built: 1912
 
Significance

The house at 5529 18th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 5529 18th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1912 (according to the county assessor) in the Craftsman style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a concrete block foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is shingle. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be slight alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows.

Detail for 5529 18TH AVE / Parcel ID 7549801495 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle Foundation(s): Concrete - Block
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Rolled
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Slight
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 5529 18TH AVE / Parcel ID 7549801495 / Inv # 0


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Photo taken Jul 17, 2009
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