National Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County, Washington facts for kids
This is a list of special places and areas in Pierce County, Washington, United States, that are on the National Register of Historic Places. This list helps protect important buildings, sites, and objects that have a lot of history. You can find the exact locations (latitude and longitude) for many of these places, and you can see them all on an online map.
There are 192 places in Pierce County on this list. Half of them (96) are in the city of Tacoma, and the other half are spread out across the rest of the county. Two other places were once on the list but have since been removed.
Historic Places Outside Tacoma
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alderton School |
(#87001171) |
9512 Orting Hwy., E. 47°10′12″N 122°13′43″W / 47.170036°N 122.228619°W |
Alderton | This school is part of a group of historic rural public schools in Washington State. | |
2 | Anderson Island School |
(#87001165) |
Eckenstam-Johnson Rd. 47°09′32″N 122°42′14″W / 47.159022°N 122.703833°W |
Anderson Island | Built in 1904, this is the oldest one-room schoolhouse in Pierce County. It's also part of the historic rural public schools group. | |
3 | Arletta School |
(#87001163) |
3507 Ray Nash Drive NW 47°17′23″N 122°39′44″W / 47.289747°N 122.662242°W |
Gig Harbor | This old school was built in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a government program during the Great Depression. It's now a community center. | |
4 | Ashford Mansion |
(#84003560) |
Off I-5 46°45′36″N 122°01′26″W / 46.760103°N 122.023797°W |
Ashford | Walter and Cora Ashford built this house in a style called Colonial-Revival. | |
5 | William Bisson House |
(#82004276) |
206 Emery Ave, corner of Washington Street 47°08′24″N 122°05′54″W / 47.139906°N 122.098365°W |
South Prairie | ||
6 | Boatman-Ainsworth House |
(#82004277) |
6000 112th St., SW 47°09′21″N 122°31′03″W / 47.15580°N 122.51753°W |
Lakewood | This is the oldest house still standing in Lakewood. | |
7 | Camp Muir |
(#91000176) |
Paradise 46°50′07″N 121°43′58″W / 46.835278°N 121.732778°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | Also known as Cloud Camp, it's on the southeast side of Mount Rainier, at 10,062 feet (3,067 meters) high. It's named after John Muir. | |
8 | Chinook Pass Entrance Arch |
(#91000202) |
Chinook Pass 46°52′20″N 121°30′52″W / 46.872331°N 121.514467°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
9 | Christ Episcopal Church |
(#94001440) |
210 Fifth St. SW. 47°11′27″N 122°17′53″W / 47.190864°N 122.29795°W |
Puyallup | This church was built in 1927 to replace an older, smaller one. | |
10 | Christine Falls Bridge |
(#91000196) |
Paradise 46°46′51″N 121°46′47″W / 46.780833°N 121.779722°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
11 | Coke Ovens |
(#74001976) |
Southeast of Wilkeson at RR tracks 47°06′09″N 122°02′21″W / 47.102372°N 122.039039°W |
Wilkeson | These 12-foot (3.7-meter) tall ovens were built starting in 1885. They were used to turn coal into coke, a fuel. Out of 160 original ovens, 40 are still left. | |
12 | Charles and Mary Louise Curran House |
(#12000088) |
4009 Curran Ln. 47°13′18″N 122°33′43″W / 47.221667°N 122.561978°W |
University Place | ||
13 | Custer School |
(#87001162) |
7700 Steilacoom Blvd. SW 47°10′52″N 122°32′17″W / 47.18115°N 122.537947°W |
Lakewood | This school is also known as the "Little Red Schoolhouse." It's part of the historic rural public schools group. | |
14 | David Dadisman House |
(#95000305) |
1814 A St., Key Peninsula N 47°16′28″N 122°45′33″W / 47.274333°N 122.759247°W |
Home | ||
15 | Davidson House |
(#73001884) |
1802 Commercial Street 47°10′27″N 122°35′47″W / 47.174083°N 122.596467°W |
Steilacoom | This house is also known as the Philip Keach House. | |
16 | Emma Smith DeVoe House |
(#93000369) |
308 E. 133rd Street 47°08′11″N 122°25′41″W / 47.13638°N 122.42796°W |
Parkland | ||
17 | Dieringer School |
(#97000324) |
1808 E. Valley Hwy. 47°14′28″N 122°13′33″W / 47.241017°N 122.225739°W |
Sumner | This building, in the Georgian Revival style, was a school until 1992. Now it's used as an office. | |
18 | DuPont Village Historic District |
(#87001542) |
Roughly bounded by Santa Cruz, Brandywine, DuPont, and Penniman 47°05′49″N 122°37′50″W / 47.096904°N 122.630578°W |
Dupont | ||
19 | Edith Creek Chlorination House |
(#91000201) |
Paradise 46°47′38″N 121°43′54″W / 46.793953°N 121.731644°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
20 | Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church |
(#76001899) |
I-5 46°45′52″N 122°11′39″W / 46.764581°N 122.194289°W |
Elbe | German immigrants Henry and Clara Lutken gave the land and wood to build this church. The main part of the church is 24 feet (7.3 meters) by 18 feet (5.5 meters), but its steeple reaches 55 feet (16.8 meters) high with an iron cross on top. | |
21 | Ezra Meeker Mansion |
(#71000879) |
321 Pioneer Ave., E. 47°11′29″N 122°17′23″W / 47.191397°N 122.289692°W |
Puyallup | Built in 1875, this 17-room house was the home of Oregon Trail traveler Ezra Meeker. | |
22 | Fairfax Bridge |
(#82004273) |
Spans Carbon River, south of Wilkeson 47°02′31″N 122°02′28″W / 47.041944°N 122.041111°W |
Melmont | This bridge's deck is 250 feet (76 meters) above the Carbon River. When it was built, it was the tallest structure in Washington. | |
23 | Fort Nisqually Site |
(#74001971) |
Northwest of Dupont off I-5 47°06′33″N 122°39′45″W / 47.109058°N 122.662594°W |
Dupont | This was the first European trading post on Puget Sound, started in 1833. Some of its original buildings were moved to Point Defiance Park in the 1930s. | |
24 | Fort Steilacoom |
(#77001350) |
Northeast of Steilacoom 47°10′48″N 122°33′58″W / 47.18°N 122.566111°W |
Steilacoom | This fort was only used by the military from 1849 to 1868. After that, it became the Western State Hospital. Today, four officer's quarters built around 1858 are still standing. | |
25 | Fox Island School |
(#87001167) |
Gway Drive and Ninth Street 47°15′15″N 122°37′13″W / 47.254161°N 122.620308°W |
Fox Island | The Works Progress Administration built this former school in 1934. Since 1961, it has been a community center. | |
26 | John Galbraith House |
(#82004271) |
140 Oak St., E. 46°51′51″N 122°15′48″W / 46.864217°N 122.263383°W |
Eatonville | This house is also known as Mill House or Eatonville Lumber Company House. | |
27 | Glencove Hotel |
(#78002767) |
West of Gig Harbor off SR 302. 47°20′49″N 122°43′49″W / 47.346886°N 122.730322°W |
Gig Harbor | Built in 1897, this building is still used as a hotel today. | |
28 | Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout |
(#91000191) |
Nisqually Entrance 46°47′39″N 121°54′48″W / 46.794294°N 121.913375°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
29 | Peter L. and Emma Hershey Homestead |
(#07000833) |
33514 Mount Tahoma Canyon Rd. 46°45′40″N 121°59′24″W / 46.761111°N 121.99°W |
Ashford | This cabin was built in 1888 in the Upper Nisqually Valley. | |
30 | Holy Trinity Orthodox Church |
(#89001606) |
433 Long Street 47°06′27″N 122°02′42″W / 47.107461°N 122.044944°W |
Wilkeson | Built in 1913, this church has a unique Russian-style onion dome. | |
31 | Home School |
(#82004272) |
6th and C Streets 47°16′30″N 122°45′51″W / 47.274883°N 122.764136°W |
Home | ||
32 | Huckleberry Creek Patrol Cabin |
(#91000178) |
Sunrise 46°59′41″N 121°37′03″W / 46.994842°N 121.617606°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
33 | Indian Bar Trail Shelter |
(#91000179) |
Paradise 46°49′33″N 121°38′19″W / 46.825819°N 121.638594°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
34 | Indian Henry's Patrol Cabin |
(#91000180) |
Longmire 46°47′39″N 121°50′20″W / 46.794192°N 121.838953°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | The building was made stronger in 1978 with 300-pound (136 kg) footings. | |
35 | Ipsut Creek Patrol Cabin |
(#91000181) |
Carbon River Entrance 46°58′40″N 121°49′54″W / 46.977881°N 121.831694°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
36 | Lake George Patrol Cabin |
(#91000182) |
Longmire 46°47′36″N 121°54′07″W / 46.793372°N 121.901864°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
37 | Lakewold |
(#14001055) |
12317 Gravelly Lake Dr. 47°08′45″N 122°32′19″W / 47.1458°N 122.5386°W |
Lakewood | ||
38 | Longbranch School Gymnasium |
(#87001164) |
Gig Harbor-Longbranch Road 47°13′05″N 122°45′34″W / 47.218056°N 122.759444°W |
Lakebay | This gymnasium is part of the historic rural public schools group in Washington State. | |
39 | Longmire Buildings |
(#87001338) |
Longmire 46°45′06″N 121°48′42″W / 46.751667°N 121.811667°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | This area also extends into Lewis County. | |
40 | Longmire Historic District |
(#91000173) |
Longmire 46°44′59″N 121°48′45″W / 46.749722°N 121.8125°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | This historic area also extends into Lewis County. | |
41 | J. H. Lotz House |
(#80004401) |
1004 2nd Ave., NW 47°11′34″N 122°18′22″W / 47.192669°N 122.306044°W |
Puyallup | ||
42 | McMillin Bridge |
(#82004275) |
Spans Puyallup River on State Route 162 47°07′49″N 122°14′07″W / 47.130217°N 122.235261°W |
McMillin | Also known as the Puyallup River Bridge, it was once thought to be the longest concrete bridge of its kind in the country. | |
43 | McMillin School |
(#87001172) |
State Route 162 47°08′29″N 122°14′05″W / 47.141283°N 122.234706°W |
McMillin | This building was McMillin School from 1926 to 1963. Now it's used as the McMillin Grange. It's part of the historic rural public schools group. | |
44 | Midway School |
(#87001166) |
5115 Thirty-eighth Ave. NW 47°18′18″N 122°35′15″W / 47.305069°N 122.587533°W |
Gig Harbor | This one-room building was a schoolhouse from 1893 until 1941. It's part of the historic rural public schools group. | |
45 | Mt. Fremont Fire Lookout |
(#91000193) |
Sunrise 46°56′03″N 121°40′30″W / 46.934167°N 121.675°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
46 | Mount Rainier National Park |
(#97000344) |
Longmire 46°52′59″N 121°53′04″W / 46.883056°N 121.884444°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | The park is a National Historic Landmark District. It includes 165 important buildings and structures. | |
47 | Mowich Lake Patrol Cabin |
(#91000183) |
Carbon River Entrance 46°56′05″N 121°51′40″W / 46.9348°N 121.861142°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
48 | Herbert and Barbara Munson House |
(#100004345) |
12711 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW 47°08′37″N 122°31′57″W / 47.1435°N 122.5326°W |
Lakewood | ||
49 | Nisqually Entrance Historic District |
(#91000172) |
Nisqually Entrance 46°44′27″N 121°55′09″W / 46.740833°N 121.919167°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
50 | North Mowich Trail Shelter |
(#91000184) |
Mowich Lake Entrance 46°54′55″N 121°53′34″W / 46.915406°N 121.892808°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
51 | Old Main |
(#84003570) |
Park Avenue, S. and Garfield Street 47°08′46″N 122°26′21″W / 47.146244°N 122.4392°W |
Parkland | This building is now known as Harstad Hall. | |
52 | Nathaniel Orr House and Orchard |
(#72001280) |
1807 Rainier Street 47°10′24″N 122°35′42″W / 47.173331°N 122.595008°W |
Steilacoom | Also known as Orrmount, this home was built in 1857. It originally included a wagon shop, which was later moved next door. | |
53 | Charles W. Orton House |
(#83003350) |
7473 Riverside Rd., E 47°11′23″N 122°13′08″W / 47.18966°N 122.21882°W |
Sumner | ||
54 | Paradise Historic District |
(#91000174) |
Paradise 46°47′10″N 121°44′07″W / 46.786111°N 121.735278°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
55 | Paradise Inn |
(#87001336) |
Paradise 46°47′13″N 121°43′57″W / 46.786944°N 121.732636°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | Opened in 1917, this Inn was built in the National Park Service Rustic style. It closed in 2005 for big renovations to meet safety rules and reopened in 2008. | |
56 | Parkland Lutheran Children's Home |
(#96000838) |
12123 A Street 47°08′40″N 122°25′48″W / 47.144311°N 122.429986°W |
Parkland | ||
57 | Purdy Bridge |
(#82004274) |
Spans Henderson Bay 47°23′03″N 122°37′41″W / 47.38403°N 122.62817°W |
Purdy | This bridge is part of the Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington group. | |
58 | Puyallup Fish Hatchery |
(#12001139) |
1416 14th St., SW. 47°10′40″N 122°18′50″W / 47.17782°N 122.31377°W |
Puyallup | ||
59 | Red Shield Inn |
(#79002552) |
Main Street 47°05′50″N 122°36′02″W / 47.09725°N 122.600472°W |
Fort Lewis | This 150-room building was built in 1919 by the Salvation Army. It now holds the Fort Lewis Military Museum. | |
60 | Rhodesleigh |
(#83003352) |
10815 Greendale Dr., SW 47°09′34″N 122°32′03″W / 47.159358°N 122.534047°W |
Lakewood | Built in 1922. | |
61 | Ryan House |
(#76001900) |
1228 Main Street 47°12′12″N 122°14′19″W / 47.203333°N 122.238611°W |
Sumner | This started as a one-room cabin in the 1860s. Sumner's first mayor added to it in 1875 and 1885. It was the Sumner Public Library from 1926 to 1979, and now it's home to the Sumner Historical Society. | |
62 | St. Andrews Creek Bridge |
(#91000199) |
Nisqually Entrance 46°50′10″N 121°54′15″W / 46.836053°N 121.904272°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | Built in 1931. | |
63 | St. Andrews Patrol Cabin |
(#91000188) |
Nisqually Entrance 46°50′10″N 121°54′10″W / 46.836128°N 121.902828°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
64 | Sequalitchew Archeological Site |
(#79002551) |
Address restricted. |
Dupont | ||
65 | Shriner Peak Fire Lookout |
(#91000194) |
Ohanapecosh 46°48′50″N 121°31′46″W / 46.813758°N 121.529319°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
66 | Silver Creek Ranger Station |
(#91000707) |
State Route 410 on eastern border of Mt. Rainier National Park 46°59′21″N 121°32′04″W / 46.989167°N 121.534444°W |
Crystal Mountain | This is also known as Silver Creek Work Center. | |
67 | Andrew and Bertha Skansie Net Shed and House |
(#11000627) |
3207 Harborview Dr. 47°19′51″N 122°34′52″W / 47.330833°N 122.581111°W |
Gig Harbor | The City of Gig Harbor owns this property. | |
68 | Peter Smith Farm-Donation Land Claim |
(#95000194) |
12504 Spanaway Loop Road 47°08′38″N 122°27′35″W / 47.14392°N 122.45966°W |
Parkland | This farm is also known as Lakeview Dairy and Schibig Farm. | |
69 | South Puyallup River Bridge |
(#91000198) |
Nisqually Entrance 46°48′29″N 121°53′26″W / 46.808114°N 121.890686°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | Built in 1931. | |
70 | Steilacoom Catholic Church |
(#74001972) |
1810 Nisqually Street 47°10′16″N 122°35′37″W / 47.171194°N 122.593586°W |
Steilacoom | Also known as the Church of the Immaculate Conception, this church was first built in 1855 near Fort Steilacoom. It was moved to its current spot in Steilacoom in 1864. It was the first Catholic church built in Washington. | |
71 | Steilacoom Historic District |
(#75001865) |
Between Nisqually Street and Puget Sound. 47°10′18″N 122°35′56″W / 47.17154°N 122.598885°W |
Steilacoom | Steilacoom became the first official town in Washington in 1853. The Historic District covers 1,500 acres (6.1 km²) and includes 38 buildings. | |
72 | Summerland Trail Shelter |
(#91000185) |
Sunrise 46°51′55″N 121°39′28″W / 46.865372°N 121.6578°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
73 | Sunrise Comfort Station |
(#91000207) |
Sunrise 46°54′40″N 121°39′32″W / 46.911031°N 121.659011°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
74 | Sunrise Historic District |
(#91000175) |
Sunrise 46°54′53″N 121°38′32″W / 46.914722°N 121.642222°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
75 | Sunset Park Patrol Cabin |
(#91000186) |
Mowich Lake Entrance 46°52′58″N 121°53′54″W / 46.882881°N 121.898333°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
76 | Sunset Park Trail Shelter |
(#91000187) |
Mowich Lake Entrance 46°52′59″N 121°53′49″W / 46.883136°N 121.896883°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
77 | Suntop Lookout |
(#87001192) |
White River Ranger District on Suntop Mountain. 47°02′29″N 121°35′37″W / 47.041297°N 121.5935°W |
Enumclaw | Built in 1933, this fire lookout was also used by the Army during World War II to warn about aircraft. | |
78 | Tahoma Vista Comfort Station |
(#91000205) |
Nisqually Entrance 46°47′43″N 121°52′51″W / 46.795239°N 121.880731°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
79 | Thornewood |
(#82004283) |
8601 and 8307 N. Thorne Lane, SW and 4 Thornewood Lane, SW 47°07′47″N 122°32′54″W / 47.12962°N 122.548237°W |
Lakewood | This property has three buildings, including Thornewood Castle. The castle was built using bricks from a 15th-century house brought from England. It was even used as a set for the Stephen King movie Rose Red. | |
80 | Tipsoo Lake Comfort Station |
(#91000206) |
Chinook Pass 46°52′13″N 121°31′09″W / 46.870319°N 121.519114°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
81 | Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout |
(#91000195) |
Mowich Lake Entrance 46°57′28″N 121°52′49″W / 46.957847°N 121.880233°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
82 | Walker Cut Stone Company |
(#78002770) |
East of Wilkeson 47°06′15″N 122°01′54″W / 47.104134°N 122.031591°W |
Wilkeson | This historic area covers 400 acres (1.6 km²) and includes two buildings, five structures, and eight objects. | |
83 | White River Bridge |
(#91000200) |
White River Entrance 46°53′53″N 121°37′04″W / 46.898194°N 121.617861°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
84 | White River Entrance |
(#91000177) |
White River Entrance 46°54′08″N 121°33′14″W / 46.902222°N 121.553889°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | This historic area covers 49 acres (20 hectares) and includes three buildings. | |
85 | White River Mess Hall and Dormitory |
(#91000328) |
White River Entrance 46°54′08″N 121°33′16″W / 46.902269°N 121.554339°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
86 | White River Patrol Cabin |
(#91000190) |
White River Entrance 46°54′10″N 121°38′15″W / 46.902661°N 121.637569°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | ||
87 | Wilkeson Arch |
(#00000973) |
State Route 165, Church St. and Brierhill Blvd. 47°06′38″N 122°03′03″W / 47.110481°N 122.050756°W |
Wilkeson | The town's booster club built this arch in 1925. It was damaged in the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. | |
88 | Wilkeson Community House |
(#13000507) |
540 Church St. 47°06′15″N 122°02′46″W / 47.104200°N 122.046164°W |
Wilkeson | ||
89 | Wilkeson School |
(#76001905) |
640 Railroad Ave. 47°06′06″N 122°02′33″W / 47.101667°N 122.0425°W |
Wilkeson | Also known as Wilkeson Elementary School, it is the oldest elementary school still in use in Washington. | |
90 | Herbert Williams House |
(#84000172) |
1711 Elm Street 47°12′39″N 122°13′51″W / 47.21095°N 122.230931°W |
Sumner | This house is also known as Perfield House. | |
91 | Sidney Williams House |
(#84000179) |
15003 E. Elm Street 47°12′40″N 122°13′44″W / 47.211111°N 122.228889°W |
Sumner | This house is also known as the Moser House. | |
92 | Winnifred Street Bridge |
(#95000259) |
Winnifred St. over the Burlington Northern RR tracks. 47°17′52″N 122°30′43″W / 47.297753°N 122.512067°W |
Ruston | First built in 1941, it was rebuilt in 2003. | |
93 | Wollochet-Point Fosdick School |
(#87001168) |
3409 E. Bay Drive 47°16′08″N 122°34′59″W / 47.268789°N 122.583056°W |
Gig Harbor | This school was used as a private home until it burned down in a wood stove accident. The building no longer exists. The address listed is for the property owner, not the school's original location. The latitude and longitude are correct for the school property. | |
94 | Woodbrook Hunt Club |
(#97001083) |
6122 150th St. SW 47°07′11″N 122°31′17″W / 47.119803°N 122.521472°W |
Lakewood | This club was started in 1924. | |
95 | Woolrey–Koehler Hop Kiln |
(#83004260) |
176th Street, E. (Leach Rd.) 47°05′52″N 122°13′27″W / 47.097863°N 122.224099°W |
Orting vicinity | This building no longer exists. | |
96 | Yakima Park Stockade Group |
(#87001337) |
Sunrise (Yakima Park) 46°54′49″N 121°38′32″W / 46.913697°N 121.642347°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | Started around 1935, this area includes 35 acres (14 hectares), three buildings, one structure, and one object. |
Historic Places in Tacoma
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Neighborhood | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adjutant General's Residence |
(#91000537) |
Camp Murray 47°07′32″N 122°33′45″W / 47.125456°N 122.562622°W |
Camp Murray | Also known as Building 118, it used to house the Washington National Guard Museum. | |
2 | Albers Brothers Mill |
(#02000247) |
1821 Dock Street 47°14′42″N 122°26′01″W / 47.245066°N 122.433637°W |
Built in 1904, with additions in 1912, this building was a mill until 1944. Now it has apartments. | ||
3 | American Lake Veterans Hospital |
(#09000218) |
9600 Veterans Dr. SW 47°08′04″N 122°34′40″W / 47.134506°N 122.577703°W |
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4 | Annobee Apartments |
(#99000919) |
319–323 North I Street 47°15′41″N 122°27′14″W / 47.261389°N 122.453781°W |
This building, in the Italianate style, was built in 1925. | ||
5 | Auditorium Dance Hall |
(#07001458) |
1308–1310 Fawcett Avenue 47°15′02″N 122°26′33″W / 47.250474°N 122.442555°W |
Also known as the Crescent Ballroom, this auditorium was built in 1922 by architect Roland E. Borhek. It hosted concerts from famous people like Rudolph Valentino in 1923 to bands like Nirvana in 1990. | ||
6 | Balfour Dock Building |
(#06001214) |
705 Dock Street 47°15′29″N 122°28′13″W / 47.257931°N 122.470406°W |
The building was constructed in 1900 and is now home to the Working Waterfront Maritime Museum. | ||
7 | Conrad F. & Annie K. Beutel House |
(#07001459) |
701 N. 10th 47°16′04″N 122°27′42″W / 47.26773°N 122.46158°W |
Built in 1909. | ||
8 | Blue Mouse Theatre |
(#09001235) |
2611 N. Proctor St. 47°16′18″N 122°29′19″W / 47.271628°N 122.488731°W |
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9 | Bowes Building |
(#79002553) |
100 S. 9th Street 47°15′20″N 122°26′15″W / 47.255569°N 122.437386°W |
Built in 1919. | ||
10 | Browns Point Lighthouse & Keeper's Cottage |
(#89000208) |
201 Tulalip, NE. 47°18′22″N 122°26′33″W / 47.305983°N 122.442406°W |
Built in 1933. | ||
11 | Buckley's Addition Historic District |
(#16000882) |
Roughly bounded by N. Steele, N. 8th, N. Pine & N. 21st Sts. 47°15′40″N 122°28′15″W / 47.261108°N 122.470883°W |
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12 | Building at 1602 South G Street |
(#95000222) |
1602 S. G St. 47°14′51″N 122°26′38″W / 47.247411°N 122.443814°W |
Built in 1890, this building was first a grocery store called Hillside Grocery. | ||
13 | Building at 712–716 Sixth Avenue |
(#95000226) |
712–716 6th Ave. 47°15′27″N 122°26′45″W / 47.257411°N 122.445956°W |
Built in 1925, this building originally held three different businesses. The Hob Nob Restaurant now takes up the whole building. | ||
14 | Cabin No. 97 |
(#77001354) |
Northwest of Tacoma on Salmon Beach 47°17′37″N 122°31′44″W / 47.293594°N 122.5289°W |
Salmon Beach | This cabin is also known as Walter Crooks Cabin. | |
15 | Camp Six |
(#73001885) |
Point Defiance Park 47°18′12″N 122°31′38″W / 47.30321°N 122.52726°W |
Point Defiance Park | Also known as the Western Washington Forest Industries Museum, this museum is set up to look like a real logging camp. | |
16 | Central Elementary School |
(#13000998) |
601 S. 8th St. 47°15′21″N 122°26′44″W / 47.255845°N 122.445567°W |
This building is now the headquarters for Tacoma Public Schools. | ||
17 | City Waterway Bridge |
(#82004278) |
11th Avenue, spans Thea Foss Waterway. 47°15′14″N 122°25′57″W / 47.254014°N 122.432381°W |
Built in 1911, it is also known as the Murray Morgan Bridge. | ||
18 | The Coffee Pot Restaurant |
(#14000167) |
2101 S. Tacoma Way 47°13′55″N 122°27′52″W / 47.231816°N 122.464473°W |
This restaurant is now known as Bob's Java Jive. | ||
19 | College Park Historic District |
(#100001723) |
Roughly bounded by N. Union Ave., N. Pine, N. 21st, N. Alder, N. 8th & N. 18th Sts. 47°15′46″N 122°28′32″W / 47.262717°N 122.475607°W |
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20 | Cushman Substation |
(#14001108) |
3713 N. 19th St. 47°16′00″N 122°29′13″W / 47.2666°N 122.4869°W |
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21 | Henry Drum House |
(#77001351) |
9 St. Helens Street 47°15′49″N 122°26′41″W / 47.263703°N 122.444833°W |
Built in 1888. | ||
22 | East 34th Street Bridge |
(#82004279) |
East 34th Street from Pacific Avenue to A Street 47°14′19″N 122°25′55″W / 47.238496°N 122.431902°W |
Built in 1937. | ||
23 | Engine House No. 4 |
(#84002425) |
220–224 E. 26th Street 47°14′19″N 122°25′45″W / 47.238522°N 122.429242°W |
Built in 1911. It's no longer a fire station; today, the City of Tacoma uses it for traffic signal work. | ||
24 | Engine House No. 8 |
(#86000968) |
4301 S. L St 47°13′06″N 122°26′52″W / 47.218456°N 122.447683°W |
Built in 1909. A new, bigger station replaced this one in 2006, and it's now a private home. | ||
25 | Engine House No. 9 |
(#75001866) |
611 N. Pine Street 47°15′23″N 122°28′20″W / 47.256364°N 122.472136°W |
Built in 1907. This station was replaced in the 1960s. It's now a bar and grill with a fire service theme. | ||
26 | Engine House No. 11 |
(#86000965) |
3802 McKinley Avenue 47°13′23″N 122°25′11″W / 47.223086°N 122.419767°W |
Built in 1909, this is still an active fire station today. | ||
27 | Engine House No. 13 |
(#86000964) |
3825 N. Twenty-fifth Street 47°16′14″N 122°29′15″W / 47.270469°N 122.487464°W |
Built in 1907, this is still an active fire station. | ||
28 | Fire Alarm Station |
(#86000980) |
415 S. Tacoma Avenue 47°15′34″N 122°26′41″W / 47.259564°N 122.444611°W |
Built in 1928, this building is still used as the fire alarm dispatch center. | ||
29 | Fire Station No. 1 |
(#86000974) |
425 S. Tacoma Avenue 47°15′32″N 122°26′40″W / 47.259022°N 122.444486°W |
Built in 1919, this building hasn't been a fire station for many years, but the fire department still owns it for storage. It's next to the Fire Alarm Station. | ||
30 | Fire Station No. 2 |
(#86000972) |
2701 S. Tacoma Avenue 47°14′11″N 122°26′21″W / 47.236319°N 122.439042°W |
Built in 1907 and greatly updated in 1935, this is still an active fire station. | ||
31 | Fire Station No. 5 |
(#86000971) |
1453 S. 12th Street 47°15′03″N 122°27′19″W / 47.250706°N 122.455278°W |
Built in 1935, this is still an active fire station. It was renumbered as Fire Station No. 4 after the old Station 4 closed. | ||
32 | Fire Station No. 10 |
(#86000966) |
7247 S. Park Avenue 47°11′26″N 122°26′25″W / 47.190522°N 122.440186°W |
Built in 1928, this is still an active fire station. | ||
33 | Fire Station No. 14 |
(#86000962) |
4701 N. 41st Street 47°17′10″N 122°29′56″W / 47.286089°N 122.49895°W |
Built in 1928, this is still an active fire station. | ||
34 | Fire Station No. 15 |
(#86000961) |
3510 E. 11th Street 47°16′31″N 122°23′47″W / 47.2754°N 122.396368°W |
This Mediterranean style fire station, built in 1928, closed in 2006. The Fire Department still owns it for storage. | ||
35 | Fireboat No.1 |
(#83004254) |
Marine Park on Ruston Way 47°17′20″N 122°29′22″W / 47.288792°N 122.489403°W |
Built in 1929, this fireboat stopped being used in 1985. | ||
36 | Fireboat Station |
(#86000978) |
302 E. 11th Street 47°15′16″N 122°25′51″W / 47.254456°N 122.430789°W |
Built in 1928 as part of a project that also built three other stations and the Fire Alarm Station. The fireboats are still kept here, but the station itself is no longer staffed. | ||
37 | Fort Nisqually Granary and Factor's House |
(#70000647) |
Point Defiance Park 47°18′13″N 122°31′58″W / 47.303476°N 122.532685°W |
Point Defiance Park | Both buildings were moved to Point Defiance Park. A replica of the original Fort Nisqually is now a living museum there. | |
38 | Haddaway Hall |
(#83003349) |
4301 N. Stevens 47°17′17″N 122°29′39″W / 47.287939°N 122.494078°W |
Originally built in 1922 for John Weyerhauser and his wife, the building now houses a Baptist seminary. | ||
39 | House at 1510 Tacoma Avenue South |
(#95000230) |
1510 Tacoma Ave., S. 47°14′53″N 122°26′32″W / 47.248033°N 122.442356°W |
This Queen Anne Style home was built in 1902. It has since been divided into two separate homes. | ||
40 | House at 1610 South G Street |
(#95000223) |
1610 S. G St. 47°14′50″N 122°26′38″W / 47.247142°N 122.44395°W |
Built in 1911, this house used to be the rectory (a home for a priest) for the Japanese Methodist Church nearby. | ||
41 | House at 2314 South Ainsworth Avenue |
(#95000220) |
2314 S. Ainsworth Ave. 47°14′21″N 122°27′18″W / 47.239094°N 122.454867°W |
Built in 1926. | ||
42 | House at 2326 South L Street |
(#95000225) |
2326 S. L St. 47°14′17″N 122°26′56″W / 47.237986°N 122.4488°W |
Built in 1904. | ||
43 | House at 605 South G Street |
(#95000221) |
605 S. G St. 47°15′28″N 122°26′44″W / 47.257858°N 122.445556°W |
This is a Stick Style home built in 1906, also called the James Agnew Residence. | ||
44 | House at 708–710 South 8th Street |
(#95000224) |
708 S. 8th St. 47°15′19″N 122°26′53″W / 47.25535°N 122.447961°W |
Built in 1908, it is also known as the Buren/Holden Apartments. | ||
45 | House at 802–804 South G Street |
(#95000229) |
802–804 S. G St. 47°15′20″N 122°26′45″W / 47.255608°N 122.445711°W |
Built in 1890, it is also known as the Thomas Carroll Double House. | ||
46 | MV Kalakala (ferry) |
(#06000177) |
Hylebos Creek Waterway, 1801 Taylor Way 47°16′31″N 122°23′12″W / 47.27514°N 122.38662°W |
Built in 1926, this Art Deco style ferry served the Washington State Ferry System from 1935 to 1967. | ||
47 | Lord-Heuston House |
(#07001385) |
2902 N. Cedar Street 47°16′26″N 122°28′34″W / 47.27395°N 122.47623°W |
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48 | C. O. Lynn, Co. Funeral Home |
(#05001352) |
717 Tacoma Ave. S 47°15′29″N 122°26′42″W / 47.258008°N 122.444906°W |
This Classical Revival building, built in 1918, was a funeral home until 2004. | ||
49 | Manley-Thompson Ford Agency |
(#07001386) |
1302–1306 S. Fawcett Avenue 47°15′02″N 122°26′33″W / 47.250663°N 122.442581°W |
Built in 1918, this building was combined with the Auditorium Dance Hall next door in 1942 to create one large venue. | ||
50 | Masonic Temple Building-Temple Theater |
(#93000357) |
47 St. Helens Avenue 47°15′43″N 122°26′39″W / 47.262081°N 122.444189°W |
Built in 1927, this Art Deco building has Washington's largest dancefloor. | ||
51 | McChord Field Historic District |
(#08001026) |
McChord Air Force Base 47°08′24″N 122°28′45″W / 47.139917°N 122.479108°W |
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52 | McIlvaine Apartments |
(#95000227) |
920 S. 9th Street 47°15′12″N 122°27′27″W / 47.253236°N 122.457497°W |
Built in 1909. | ||
53 | Frederick H. Murray House |
(#85001810) |
402 N. Sheridan Avenue 47°15′32″N 122°27′25″W / 47.258903°N 122.456911°W |
Built in 1902 in a Gothic style, this home became a center for treating alcoholism in the 1930s. It's now apartments. | ||
54 | National Bank of Tacoma |
(#06000671) |
1123 Pacific Ave 47°15′11″N 122°26′19″W / 47.25313°N 122.43855°W |
Built in 1922, the building is now home to the Tacoma Art Museum. | ||
55 | Nihon Go Gakko |
(#84003568) |
1715 S. Tacoma Ave. 47°14′52″N 122°26′30″W / 47.24785°N 122.441564°W |
Also known as the Japanese Language School, this building was built in 1922. It was used to gather Japanese residents during World War II before they were sent to internment camps. The building was torn down in 2004. | ||
56 | Nisqually Power Substation |
(#01000429) |
2416 S. C Street 47°14′21″N 122°26′10″W / 47.23905°N 122.436236°W |
Built in 1911. | ||
57 | North 21st Street Bridge |
(#82004280) |
Spans Buckley Gulch, N. Fife and Oakes 47°16′03″N 122°28′11″W / 47.267419°N 122.469647°W |
Built in 1910. | ||
58 | North 23rd Street Bridge |
(#82004281) |
Spans Buckley Gulch, N. Fife and Oakes 47°16′40″N 122°28′14″W / 47.277861°N 122.470467°W |
Built in 1909. | ||
59 | North Slope Historic District |
(#03000160) |
Area bounded by Division Ave., N. Grant Ave, N. Steele St., and N. I St. 47°15′41″N 122°27′45″W / 47.261439°N 122.462511°W |
This historic area covers 2,280 acres (9.2 km²) and includes 698 buildings and 211 structures. | ||
60 | Northern Pacific Office Building |
(#76001901) |
Northeastern corner of 7th St. and Pacific Ave. 47°15′27″N 122°26′17″W / 47.25755°N 122.438025°W |
Built in 1891. Part of the building was torn down and made into a park in 1920 when Northern Pacific's offices moved to Seattle. | ||
61 | Old City Hall |
(#74001973) |
7th Avenue between Commerce and Pacific Avenue 47°15′27″N 122°26′19″W / 47.257464°N 122.438556°W |
This building, in the Renaissance style, was designed by E.A. Hatherton. It served as Tacoma's City Hall from 1893 to 1959. | ||
62 | Old City Hall Historic District |
(#77001352) |
Roughly bounded by St. Helens Ave., Court C, freeway spur, 7th and 9th Streets. 47°15′22″N 122°26′30″W / 47.256239°N 122.441547°W |
This historic area covers 165 acres (0.67 km²) and includes 20 buildings and one structure. | ||
63 | Pacific Brewing and Malting Company |
(#78002768) |
S. 25th St. between C St. and Jefferson Avenue 47°14′18″N 122°26′11″W / 47.238286°N 122.436378°W |
Started in 1888, this brewery closed in 1916. The site includes thirteen buildings. | ||
64 | Pacific National Bank Building |
(#80004008) |
1302 Pacific Avenue 47°15′05″N 122°26′12″W / 47.251292°N 122.436769°W |
Built in 1891, this building was also known as the Luzon Building. It was torn down in September 2009. | ||
65 | Pantages Theatre |
(#76001902) |
901 and 909 Broadway 47°15′19″N 122°26′22″W / 47.255219°N 122.439503°W |
Built in 1916, this is the oldest theater still standing that was built for Alexander Pantages. | ||
66 | Perkins Building |
(#00001444) |
1101 A Street 47°15′46″N 122°26′05″W / 47.2628°N 122.434797°W |
Built in 1907. | ||
67 | Point Defiance Lodge |
(#100001518) |
5715 Roberts Garden Rd. 47°18′18″N 122°31′02″W / 47.305103°N 122.517255°W |
Point Defiance Park | ||
68 | Point Defiance Streetcar Station |
(#13001060) |
5801 Trolley Lane 47°18′21″N 122°31′02″W / 47.305859°N 122.517166°W |
Point Defiance Park | ||
69 | Pythian Temple |
(#85001811) |
924–926½ Broadway 47°15′17″N 122°26′23″W / 47.254858°N 122.439639°W |
Built in 1906. | ||
70 | Rhodes Medical Arts Building |
(#78002769) |
740 St. Helens Avenue 47°15′22″N 122°26′26″W / 47.256122°N 122.440419°W |
Built in 1930, this Art Deco building now houses the Tacoma City Hall. | ||
71 | Henry A. and Birdella Rhodes House |
(#06000670) |
701 North J Street 47°15′49″N 122°27′34″W / 47.263743°N 122.459377°W |
This Queen Anne Style home was built in 1901. | ||
72 | Rialto Theater |
(#92001041) |
310 9th Street 47°15′18″N 122°26′24″W / 47.255042°N 122.439903°W |
Built in 1918, this is a Beaux-Arts style theater. | ||
73 | William Ross Rust House |
(#85001806) |
1001 N. I Street 47°15′59″N 122°27′41″W / 47.266481°N 122.461328°W |
Built in 1905 for William Ross Rust, who was the President of the Tacoma Smelter and Refining Company. | ||
74 | St. Peter's Episcopal Church |
(#74001974) |
Starr between 29th and 30th Streets 47°16′28″N 122°27′45″W / 47.274317°N 122.462439°W |
Built in 1873, it is the oldest building in Tacoma. | ||
75 | Sandberg-Schoenfeld Buildings |
(#99001008) |
1411–1423 Pacific Avenue 47°14′57″N 122°28′35″W / 47.249231°N 122.476503°W |
Built in 1907. | ||
76 | Schultz Apartments |
(#95000228) |
1002 S. 12th Street 47°15′04″N 122°26′57″W / 47.251036°N 122.449061°W |
Built in 1911. | ||
77 | Slavonian Hall |
(#76001903) |
2306 N. 30th Street 47°16′28″N 122°28′00″W / 47.274514°N 122.466667°W |
Built in 1901 as a meeting place by the Slavonian Benevolent Society. | ||
78 | South J Street Historic District |
(#86001020) |
Area bounded by west side of S. J St. between S. Seventh and S. Eighth Streets 47°15′21″N 122°27′04″W / 47.255758°N 122.451136°W |
This area includes eight buildings, seven of which are in the Queen Anne style. | ||
79 | Sprague Building |
(#85002920) |
1501–1505 Pacific Avenue 47°14′57″N 122°26′09″W / 47.249261°N 122.4358°W |
Built in 1889. | ||
80 | Stadium-Seminary Historic District |
(#77001353) |
Roughly bounded by 1st, I, and 10th Streets and shoreline. 47°16′02″N 122°27′18″W / 47.267347°N 122.455006°W |
This historic area covers 2,000 acres (8.1 km²) and includes 402 buildings. | ||
81 | Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Building |
(#85001809) |
1101 Fawcett Avenue 47°15′11″N 122°26′28″W / 47.252978°N 122.441114°W |
Built in 1901. | ||
82 | Tacoma Building |
(#01001162) |
1015–1021 A Street 47°15′46″N 122°26′05″W / 47.2628°N 122.434797°W |
This building is also known as the Weyerhaeuser Headquarters Building. | ||
83 | Tacoma Ice Company's Cold Storage Plant |
(#10000994) |
2602 S. Holgate St. 47°14′16″N 122°26′15″W / 47.237778°N 122.4375°W |
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84 | Tacoma Mausoleum |
(#00000405) |
5302 S. Junett Street 47°12′33″N 122°28′28″W / 47.209178°N 122.474322°W |
Built in 1910. | ||
85 | Tacoma Narrows Bridge Ruins |
(#92001068) |
State Route 16 over the Tacoma Narrows 47°16′02″N 122°33′02″W / 47.26735°N 122.55043°W |
Tacoma Narrows | Built in 1940, but it collapsed just four months later during a windstorm. | |
86 | U.S. Post Office – Tacoma Downtown Station – Federal Building |
(#91000657) |
1102 S. A Street 47°15′11″N 122°26′10″W / 47.253044°N 122.436222°W |
Built in 1910. | ||
87 | Union Depot – Warehouse Historic District |
(#80004009) |
Roughly bounded by railroad tracks, 15th, 23rd and Market Streets 47°14′43″N 122°26′17″W / 47.245387°N 122.438080°W |
This historic area covers 26.5 acres (0.11 km²) and includes 34 buildings. The building shown here is The Swiss. | ||
88 | Union Passenger Station |
(#74001975) |
1713 Pacific Avenue 47°14′45″N 122°26′11″W / 47.245922°N 122.436335°W |
The station was finished in 1911. It was designed by Reed and Stem, the same architects who designed Grand Central Station in New York City. | ||
89 | Walker Apartment Hotel |
(#94000420) |
405 6th Avenue 47°15′31″N 122°26′32″W / 47.258742°N 122.442242°W |
Built in 1927. | ||
90 | Washington Building |
(#09000508) |
1019 Pacific Ave. 47°15′13″N 122°26′18″W / 47.253633°N 122.438242°W |
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91 | Washington School |
(#06000729) |
3701 N. 26th Street 47°16′16″N 122°29′12″W / 47.27119°N 122.48663°W |
This school is also known as Washington-Hoyt Elementary School. | ||
92 | Wedge Historic District |
(#16000856) |
Triangle area bounded by Division and 6th Aves., and South M St. 47°15′33″N 122°27′33″W / 47.259173°N 122.459045°W |
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93 | Whitman Elementary School |
(#12001100) |
1120 S. 39th St. 47°15′37″N 122°26′57″W / 47.26027°N 122.44909°W |
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94 | Wright Park and Seymour Conservatory |
(#76001904) |
Division Ave. to 6th Ave., between S. G and I Street 47°15′37″N 122°26′57″W / 47.26027°N 122.44909°W |
Wright Park was created in 1886, and the conservatory was added in 1907. | ||
95 | Y. M. C. A. Building |
(#83003353) |
714 Market Street 47°15′26″N 122°26′29″W / 47.257155°N 122.441365°W |
Built in 1908. | ||
96 | John F. Yuncker House |
(#85001807) |
519 S. G Street 47°15′31″N 122°26′45″W / 47.258578°N 122.445811°W |
Built in 1888. |
Former Listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
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1 | North 4th and Dock Street Bridge |
(#82004282) |
|
Dock Street |
Tacoma | This bridge was removed from the list because of a mistake during its nomination process. | |
2 | Pacific Avenue Historic District |
(#83003351) |
|
1302–1356 Pacific Ave. |
Tacoma | ||
3 | Samson Hotel |
(#75001867) |
|
1156 S. Fawcett St. |
Tacoma | ||
4 | Tacoma Light and Water Company Purifier Building |
(#75002147) |
|
2203 S. A St. |
Tacoma | This building was torn down to make way for the construction of Interstate 705. |
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington state
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