Summary for 839 S Southern ST S / Parcel ID 7327900090 / Inv # |
| Historic Name: |
Unknown |
Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
South Park |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1895 |
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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 house is included because of its form as a typical 19th Century L-shaped cottage and because it contributes to the historic streetscape. It appears on the 1904-1905 Sanborn Map.
Fred C. C. Abel held title to this proeprty in 1922
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| Appearance |
| This folk house is included in the survey because its essential form is intact and it offers us information about vernacular housing in turn-of-the-century South Park. It is a gabled roof el-shaped cottage with a hipped roof porch in the el. The orignial Victorian door survivies but otherwise the house is devoid of detail. There are additions to the rear. It is set close to the street on a treed lot and contibutes to the historic streetscape. |
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Detail for 839 S Southern ST S / Parcel ID 7327900090 / Inv # |
| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Unknown |
Foundation(s): |
Post & Pier |
| Roof Type(s): |
Gable |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
Irregular |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
one |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Windows: |
Extensive |
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Changes to Plan: |
Slight |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Extensive |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.
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Sanborn (Insurance) Map Company, Seattle, Washington.
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Photo collection for 839 S Southern ST S / Parcel ID 7327900090 / Inv # |
Photo taken Jun 01, 1991
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