Summary for 2520 S Dearborn ST S / Parcel ID Not noted / Inv # |
| Historic Name: |
Unknown |
Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Commercial |
Neighborhood: |
Central Area |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1900 |
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| Significance |
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In the opinion of the survey, this property is located in a potential historic districe (National and/or local). |
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This building embodies the distinctive characteristics of a commercial vernacular building common in neighborhhood settings in the early 20th century. It is important because it enhances our knowledge of vernacular architecture and residential development in Seattle and becausee it and its setting help create a historic streetscape at this visible corner of Dearborn and 26th Avenue.
This building housed Reese Brothers Meats and Groceries in 1937.
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| Appearance |
| This commercial vernacular building is unusual for its curving east wall, which at the second level contributes a three-sided corner bay. The building is frame and has a simple cornice. It appears that the building had a corner storefront entrnace that was altered before 1937. A transomed storefront with center entrance faces Dearborn Street. |
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Detail for 2520 S Dearborn ST S / Parcel ID Not noted / Inv # |
| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
INV |
| Cladding(s): |
Wood - Clapboard |
Foundation(s): |
Unknown |
| Roof Type(s): |
Flat |
Roof Material(s): |
Other |
| Building Type: |
Commercial/Trade - Specialty store |
Plan: |
Irregular |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
two |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture, Commerce |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Windows: |
Moderate |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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King County Tax Assessor Rolls (1892-1910), Washington State Archives
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Photo collection for 2520 S Dearborn ST S / Parcel ID Not noted / Inv # |
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