Summary for 3411 1ST AVE / Parcel ID 7666207503 / Inv # 0 |
Historic Name: |
Wire Rope Manufacturing & Equipment Company |
Common Name: |
Northwest Castings |
Style: |
Other - Industrial |
Neighborhood: |
Duwamish |
Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1918 |
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Significance |
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Note: Underneath more recent cladding, exterior walls are apparently of masonry with original interior structure of heavy timber post and beam construction. Exterior cladding once consisted of "brick tile facing" as well as hollow clay tile. The large window at second level is the only original remaining window on the facade. Extensively remodeled in 1965.
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Detail for 3411 1ST AVE / Parcel ID 7666207503 / Inv # 0 |
Status: |
No - Altered |
Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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Cladding(s): |
Metal |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
Roof Type(s): |
Flat with Parapet, Gable, Shed, Varied roof lines |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition, Other |
Building Type: |
Industry/Processing/Extraction - Manufacturing |
Plan: |
Irregular |
Structural System: |
Mixed |
No. of Stories: |
one |
Unit Theme(s): |
Manufacturing/Industry |
Integrity |
Changes to Plan: |
Moderate |
Changes to Original Cladding: |
Extensive |
Changes to Windows: |
Extensive |
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Major Bibliographic References |
King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.
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King County Assessor Property Characteristics Report, database at http://www5.metrokc.gov/ --parcel locator
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Photo collection for 3411 1ST AVE / Parcel ID 7666207503 / Inv # 0 |

Photo taken Jan 10, 2010
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