Summary for 814 6TH AVE / Parcel ID 7666202700 / Inv # 0 |
| Historic Name: |
Metropolitan Grocery Co./ Angela Merlino Building |
Common Name: |
Dwinell Visual Systems |
| Style: |
Art Deco |
Neighborhood: |
Duwamish |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1931 |
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| Significance |
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Note:
Very altered building
exterior, but of interest because of remaining Art Deco ornament on very
altered 6th Ave S façade, (which had ground floor storefronts and
double-hung windows at the second level). Associated with the Metropolitan
Grocery Company and known as the Angela Merlino Building, the building was sold
by Ubaldo Merlino to Robert Valentine in 1944.
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Detail for 814 6TH AVE / Parcel ID 7666202700 / Inv # 0 |
| Status: |
No - Altered |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
INV |
| Cladding(s): |
Concrete, Stone - Cast |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Flat with Parapet, Other |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Commercial/Trade - Business |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Concrete - Poured |
No. of Stories: |
two |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture, Commerce |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Slight |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Extensive |
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Changes to Windows: |
Extensive |
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Storefront: |
Extensive |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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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 814 6TH AVE / Parcel ID 7666202700 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Jan 22, 2010
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