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Greetings fellow bubble-heads. We closed on our first home last week. It's this lovely brick house, constructed just after WWII (1945, actually).





2100+ square feet for under 200k, and it's quite original and unmolested (i.e. it's also in somewhat rough condition), so I am very happy.

My question is: can anyone identify the architectural style? I'd love to know more about the property and be able to describe it more precisely, but it doesn't fit any of the categories I'm familiar with.

Thanks in advance

My wife says based on the two photos you provided, her guess is that it's mostly inspired by the , maybe with a little of "" mixed in.

Queen Anne Victorian


Cottage

Try an image search on "brick tudor". Looks similar to me.

I would call it a brick tudor bungalow- but the date of construction throws me off. That style was most in vogue as a style of construction in the late 20's (at least in seattle). I've looked at a bunch of them and they all seem to have been built in 1928-1930

most look more like these (note date of construction)
http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/4014-C ... ome/488746
http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/2421-N ... ome/306905

In any case it is definitely an unusual style for 1945. Most WWII-era homes were very bare bones (short eaves, no style) due to material + manpower shortages.

that is funny. you are right that it was totally random. I knew a few neighborhoods had a lot of tudors so just clicked a few redfin listings and came up with that one.

I note that they are almost back to 2003 pricing. that has got to hurt

Mar 30, 2010 Listed $499,950 -- NWMLS #47890
Dec 08, 2008 Delisted -- -- Inactive NWMLS #4
Oct 06, 2008 Price Changed -- -- Inactive NWMLS #4
Sep 18, 2008 Listed -- -- Inactive NWMLS #4
Sep 16, 2008 Delisted -- -- Inactive NWMLS #3
Jul 01, 2008 Listed -- -- Inactive NWMLS #3
Jul 01, 2008 Delisted -- -- Inactive NWMLS #2
May 12, 2008 Price Changed -- -- Inactive NWMLS #2
Mar 07, 2008 Listed -- -- Inactive NWMLS #2
Dec 01, 2005 Sold (Public Records) $650,000 14.1%/yr Public Records
Oct 25, 2005 Delisted * -- Inactive NWMLS #1
Oct 20, 2005 Listed * -- Inactive NWMLS #1
Sep 26, 2003 Sold (Public Records) $487,000 8.6%/yr Public Records
Feb 10, 1995 Sold (Public Records) $238,800 -- Public Records

I don't think so.

Building materials that will bend or flex (like wood) are more likely to survive an earthquake than materials that don't bend or flex (like brick). The kind of ground the building sits on can play a big part in how well that building survives too. Solid ground=less moving and flexing. Unconsolidated ground=more moving and flexing.

I think brick homes are beautiful. My fear of earthquakes just happens to trump my appreciation of brick homes. That's all.