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Summary for 1056 S Sullivan ST S / Parcel ID / Inv #

Historic Name: Unknown Common Name:
Style: Queen Anne Neighborhood: South Park
Built By: Year Built: 1905
 
Significance
In the opinion of the survey, this property is located in a potential historic districe (National and/or local).
This house is important for its form and mass and for the information it provides about South Park's history. One of the community's mansions, it originally dominated four lots at this pivotal corner and included a greenhouse and garage.
 
Appearance
Although altered, this house is illustrative of the ambitious Queen Anne style and retains its form as such. This is an unusual style/house form in South Park. It has a gable on hip roof, projecting two story bay to the east and an unusual bellcast porch roof. Windows are 1/1 double hung wooden sash. Fixed plate windows have been installed in place of original primary façade windows and entrances have been added to convert the once single family residence to apparently four apartments. A Craftsman-like pebble foundation was added under the porch at some point - - and the original siding covered with asbestos shingles. This houseand its setting contribute to the historic streetscape.

Detail for 1056 S Sullivan ST S / Parcel ID / Inv #

Status: Yes - Inventory
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle - Concrete/Asbestos Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured, Other
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: two
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Windows: Moderate
Changes to Plan: Slight
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Changes to Original Cladding: Extensive
Major Bibliographic References
King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.
Sanborn (Insurance) Map Company, Seattle, Washington.

Photo collection for 1056 S Sullivan ST S / Parcel ID / Inv #


Photo taken Jun 01, 1991
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