Summary for 5509 17TH AVE / Parcel ID 8615800370 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Tudor |
Neighborhood: |
University |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1914 |
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| Significance |
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Based on field work conducted in October 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 University Park neighborhood.This is a particularly well-preserved historic property that appears to possess architectural and/or historic significance.
(2002) This is a distinctive Tudor Revival style house, built in 1914. It has unusual half-timbering details and groups of multi-paned casement windows. It has a steeply angled gable roof with a bay window on the south elevation. It is a relatively intact example of a fairly early Tudor Revival style house in the neighborhood north of the University of Washington campus.
It was the home of Samuel H. MacDonald, a manufacturers agent, and his wife Beryl, an accountant, from 1923-1944. Beryl remarried and remained in the house until at least 1948. It was the home of Hebert Belch, an accountant at Lowman & Hanford, from 1954-1975.
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| Appearance |
This property exhibits no substantive changes to the exterior appearance since it was identified in the 2002 HRI project.
(2002) This two-and-one-half story Tudor Revival style house is quite distinctive in its style. It has unusual half-timbering details, particularly on the gable ends and between the first and second floors on the south elevation. The house has groups of multi-paned wood casement windows. The windows appear to be original and storms have been added over the windows. The gable roof is steeply angled and has a side entry porch. There is an enclosed porch to the rear that may not be original. There is a large chimney, clad in stucco, on the east elevation and a second internal chimney. The house has flat-roofed dormers on the north and south sides of the roof. A large two-story bay is located on the south elevation, with an inset dormer that has a hipped roof.
There is a matching stucco and half-timbered garage on the alley. |
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Detail for 5509 17TH AVE / Parcel ID 8615800370 / Inv # 0 |
| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Stucco |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| 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: |
two & ½ |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| 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: |
Intact |
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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 5509 17TH AVE / Parcel ID 8615800370 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Jan 14, 2002
Photo taken Oct 01, 2014
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