Summary for 6925 CARLETON AVE / Parcel ID 2734100240 / Inv # 0 |
| Historic Name: |
George Meister House |
Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
Georgetown |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1913 |
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| Significance |
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Based on field work conducted in September 2014, this historic property retains its relationship to the streetscape, historic building form and a sufficient amount of exterior historic building fabric (design features, cladding and/or window sash/openings) to contribute to the distinct character of the Georgetown neighborhood.
This is an altered but relatively intact historic property that may possess some limited architectural and/or historic significance. This property exhibits no substantive changes to the exterior appearance since it was identified in the 1997 HRI project.
(1997) This property is associated with the residential and commercial building boom in Georgetown which occurred between 1890 and 1916. Fueled by the construction of the Seattle Brewing and Malting Company’s new brewing facility after the turn of the century and the arrival of foreign immigrants, especially German and Italian, Georgetown came to rely more on its commercial and industrial bases rather than agricultural. With the increase of industry and business, Georgetown had grown in population from 1,913 in 1900 to approximately 7,000 by 1910 as families located themselves near its factories and other places of employment. The original owner/builder of this residence has not been identified. By 1912, the house is known to have been owned by George Meister who resided nearby. This property may pre-date the construction date identified on assessor’s records and is worthy of additional research to determine a more accurate date of construction and original ownership. (Georgetown Add, Block B, Tract 11)
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| Appearance |
| An intact however slightly altered example of the gable-front vernacular house type. This was a common domestic plan type that was popularly constructed throughout the American West during the later half of the 19th C and the early decades of the 20th C. The gable-front facade exhibits distinctive design features and historic building fabric indicative of popular architecture during the late 19th C: a prominent one & ½ story building form accentuated by a medium pitch roof, a projecting front porch and original tall, narrow double-hung windows. The house is currently clad with asbestos shakes applied over the original rustic siding. The form of the house is similar to the typical 19th C front gable house and is distinguished by narrow boxed gable end returns, corner boards and wide gable and eave trim. The footprint of the main gable portion of the house is 20’ x 35’ and originally included a central and rear brick chimney. Exterior alterations of note include the apparent removal of spindle work from the front porch, however the central brick chimney remains in place. |
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Detail for 6925 CARLETON AVE / Parcel ID 2734100240 / Inv # 0 |
| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
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| Cladding(s): |
Shingle - Concrete/Asbestos |
Foundation(s): |
Post & Pier |
| Roof Type(s): |
Gable |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
one & ½ |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture, Community Planning/Development |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Extensive |
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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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Photo collection for 6925 CARLETON AVE / Parcel ID 2734100240 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Apr 22, 1997
Photo taken Sep 20, 2014
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