TagHistoric Preservation(1)

Ten Steps Toward a History of a House (seattle r.. King County) Source• for rueuching hlnorlcal Information on a building and its occupants 1) House photographa: From 1937· 1941 photographs were taken of every bulldong in King County and until 2003 later photographs were taken of new buildings and some buildong remodels. To order building photographs and supplemental Property Record Cards, first locate the parcel number for the property. If unknown, you can find it by entering the property address at the King Count~ Par~o;.l)(!~w~ website or the King County Assessor's at (206) 296·7300. To order contact the Puget Sound Regional Archives at (425) 564-3940 or PSBranchArcboyes@sgs.wa.oo~. 2) Property owners: Following resources can be used to compile a list of property owners: a ) King County Prooertv Record Cards (PRC) 1937-1972 (most PRCs do not list all owners) located at Puget Sound Reoional Archjyes (Bellevue). PRCs are organized by parcel number. b) King County Auessmeot Bolls 1891/92-1941 (every 5"' year) located at Puget Sound Regional Archives, Bellevue. The Assessment Rolls are organized by legal description. Entries include the property owner, assessed value, and property taxes paid. c) King County Dee!~! located at the King G2lo!otv Archoves (1215 e. Fir St., Seattle). Indexes for 1853-1975 are organized by date range (i.e., 1853-1903, 1903-1907, etc.), then alphabetically by last name. The King County Archives ( 1853-present) and Puget Sound Regional Archives (1853· 1971 only) both have sets of indexes. For 1976-present, searches can be done online at the King Countv Recorder's Records…