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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
American Foursquare - Craftsman |
Neighborhood: |
Beacon Hill |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1903 |
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| Significance |
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In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Ordinance. |
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Built in 1903, the building was occupied by W.J. Blockley from ca 1904 through 1941. Mr. Blockley owned the building by 1913 when he added a garage. Mr. Blockley worked as a porter for the Northern Pacific Railroad and by 1913 was a conductor. By 1949, Y. D. Eng lived in the building, followed by D. Yeppiie from 1953 through 1970.
Beacon Hill is a long north-south tending ridge located southeast of downtown Seattle and stands 350 feet at its highest point. The hill’s steep topography deterred substantial Euro-American settlement through the early 1880s. Then, development of the area was stimulated by the introduction of streetcar lines in the 1890s, its proximity to Seattle’s main industrial area to the west, and the regrading of the hill’s north end in the early 1900s.
Originally acquired by the City in 1898, Jefferson Park was integrated into Seattle’s Olmsted system of parks, and the Olmsted Brothers prepared a plan for the park in 1912. The first public golf course west of the Mississippi opened at Jefferson Park in 1915. Jefferson Park has exerted a profound positive influence on the development of the Beacon Hill neighborhood.
Because of its proximity to the International District, Japanese and Chinese families moved to Beacon Hill starting in the 1920s. World War I and II stimulated a surge in housing development associated with wartime industry. The construction of Interstate 5 in the 1960s and Interstate 90 in the 1980s sliced through the neighborhoods and contributed to Beacon Hill’s relative isolation. Today, Beacon Hill is an ethnically diverse working class community, which has a mixed Asian, Chicano, African American, and Caucasian population.
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| Appearance |
| Built in 1903, this Craftsman-influenced, American Foursquare style, single-family dwelling stands on a rectangular corner lot at the intersection of Fourteenth Avenue South and South Atlantic Street. The building is oriented to Fourteenth Avenue South on a flat site 6’ above street level. This 1347 square foot, two-story house with a half daylight basement features a rectangular plan, measuring approximately 39’ by 30’, with a 6’ by 14’ recessed front stoop. A poured concrete foundation supports the wood frame, shingle-clad superstructure. Asphalt composition roofing covers the hip roof and gable wall dormer. Broad eave overhangs with exposed rafters define the roofline. Wood sash 1:1 windows provide day lighting. Upper story windows feature diagonal mullions in the upper sash. A second story oriel window projects from the front facade with a flat oriel window on the side facade having a main 1:1 window with a fanlight transom. A bay window projects from the first story on the side facade facing South Atlantic Street. All windows feature painted wood casings. A prominent belt course wraps the building between the first and second stories. |
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| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Shingle, Wood - Clapboard |
Foundation(s): |
Unknown |
| Roof Type(s): |
Gambrel |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
two |
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| Integrity |
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Changes to Windows: |
Slight |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Plan: |
Slight |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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City of Seattle DCLU Microfilm Records.
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King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.
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Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996.
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City of Seattle. Survey of City-Owned Historic Resources. Prepared by Cathy Wickwire, Seattle, 2001. Forms for Ravenna Park structures.
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Tobin, Caroline. (2004) "Beacon Hill Historic Context Statement."
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