Seattle Historical Sites

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Historic Name: Commercial Neon Common Name: Minor Avenue Children's House Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Built By: Year Built: 1959   Significance This one story commercial building was constructed in 1959 to house a company called Commercial Neon, which also owned the building. Tax records from 1960 show a brick clad front facade with a loading bay at the south end, two smallish rectangular windows and a large projecting blade sign above the entry. The windows and door openings on the front facade have been significantly altered. The loading bay has been filled in with a full-height, multi-pane aluminum frame window, several small rectangular windows have been added, and the entry door has been replaced with a full height recessed entry with small rectangular windows in the alcove. The blade sign has been removed. Windows on the poured concrete south wall also appear to be new. They are square, with vinyl sash in geometric patterns. A new vinyl canopy is located above a side entry door and flanking window. Based on the locations of the new windows, it appears that the original single height space has been divided into several floors.  While constructed during an important period of industrial, commercial and warehouse development in the district, due to the degree of alterations this property no longer retains sufficient integrity to convey it's historical associations or design attributes. Bibliographical References:  King County Property Record Card (1937-72), Puget Sound Regional Archives.     Appearance This one story, flat roofed building features a coursed brick clad front facade with newer aluminum frame windows and a new, wide recessed entry. the non primary facades are painted concrete; the south facade has newer square, vinyl windows with geometrically patterned sashes, a side entry and window grouping sheltered by a vinyl canopy.

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Status: Classication: Building District Status: Cladding(s): Brick, Concrete Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured Roof Type(s): Flat Roof Material(s): Unknown Building Type: Commercial/Trade - Business Plan: Rectangular Structural System: Concrete - Poured No. of Stories: one Unit Theme(s): Integrity Changes to Plan: Extensive Changes to Windows: Extensive Changes to Original Cladding: Intact Changes to Interior: Unknown Storefront: Extensive Major Bibliographic References

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