National Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County, Washington facts for kids
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.
There are 192 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. 96 of these properties and districts are located in the city of Tacoma, while the remaining 96 properties and districts are listed separately. Another 2 properties were once listed but have been removed.
Pierce County (exclusive of Tacoma)
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
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1 | Alderton School |
(#87001171) |
9512 Orting Hwy., E. 47°10′12″N 122°13′43″W / 47.170036°N 122.228619°W |
Alderton | Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS | |
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. Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS |
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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 former school was built by the Works Progress Administration in 1938, and is now used as a community center. Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS |
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4 | Ashford Mansion |
(#84003560) |
Off I-5 46°45′36″N 122°01′26″W / 46.760103°N 122.023797°W |
Ashford | Built by Walter and Cora Ashford in a Colonial-Revival style. | |
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 | The oldest surviving home 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, is on the southeast slope of the mountain, at 10,062 feet (3,067 m). Named for 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 | Built in 1927 to replace a smaller church. | |
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 (4 m) tall ovens began being built in 1885 for cooking coal into coke. Of the original 160 ovens, 40 still remain. | |
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 | Also known as the "Little Red Schoolhouse" Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS |
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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 | 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 Georgian Revival style building served as a school until 1992, when it turned into a corporate office. Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS |
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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 | The land and lumber to build the church were donated by German immigrants Henry and Clara Lutken. The main building of the church is 24 feet (7.3 m) by 18 feet (5.5 m), but the steeple rises 55 feet (17 m), and is topped with an iron cross. | |
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 migrant 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 sits 250 feet (76 m) above the Carbon River, which made it the tallest structure in Washington at the time it was built. Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR |
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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 | The first European trading post on Puget Sound, established in 1833, the Granary and Factor's house 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 | Only operating as a fort from 1849 to 1868, the fort was then turned into the Western State Hospital. Today four officer's quarters built around 1858 remain from the original fort. | |
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 | This former school was built in 1934 by the Works Progress Administration, and has served as a community center since 1961, when the island began busing its students to nearby Gig Harbor. Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS |
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26 | John Galbraith House |
(#82004271) |
140 Oak St., E. 46°51′51″N 122°15′48″W / 46.864217°N 122.263383°W |
Eatonville | Also known as Mill House and 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, the building still serves as a hotel. | |
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 | A cabin 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 features a 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 structure was stabilized in 1978 with 300 lb (140 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 | Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS | |
39 | Longmire Buildings |
(#87001338) |
Longmire 46°45′06″N 121°48′42″W / 46.751667°N 121.811667°W |
Mount Rainier National Park | 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 | 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, the bridge was thought to be the longest concrete truss in the country. Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington MPS |
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43 | McMillin School |
(#87001172) |
State Route 162 47°08′29″N 122°14′05″W / 47.141283°N 122.234706°W |
McMillin | This building served as the McMillin School from 1926 to 1963, and now serves as the McMillin Grange. Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS |
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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 functioned as a schoolhouse from when it was built in 1893 until 1941. Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS |
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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, which includes 165 contributing structures and buildings. | |
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 | 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, when this home was built in 1857, the first included a wagon shop, which was subsequently 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, and built in the National Park Service Rustic style of architecture, the Inn was closed in 2005 to undergo major remodeling to conform to safety standards, and scheduled to reopen 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 | Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR | |
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 | Now housing the Fort Lewis Military Museum, the 150-room building was originally built in 1919 by the Salvation Army. | |
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 | Originally a one-room cabin built in the 1860s, Sumner's first mayor added onto the house in 1875 and 1885. The building housed the Sumner Public Library from 1926 to 1979, and now houses 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 | 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 | Owned by the City of Gig Harbor. | |
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 | 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 originally built in 1855 near Fort Steilacoom, but was moved to its present location 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 was the first incorporated community in Washington in 1853. The Historic District consists of 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) and 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 in the Army Aircraft Warning Service during World War II. | |
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 | Consists of three buildings, including Thornewood Castle, which was built from the brick of a dismantled 15th century house imported from England. The Castle was used as a set for the Stephen King film 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 | District consists of 400 acres (1.6 km2), 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 | District consists of 49 acres (20 ha) and 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 | Built in 1925 by the town booster club, the arch 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 used elementary school 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 | 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 | 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 | Originally built in 1941, it was rebuilt in 2003. Bridges of Washington State MPS |
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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 | Was used as a private residence until it burned to the ground in a wood stove accident. Building is no longer in existence. Address listed is of the property owner, not the location of the school property. Lat-long listed are correct for the school property. Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS |
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94 | Woodbrook Hunt Club |
(#97001083) |
6122 150th St. SW 47°07′11″N 122°31′17″W / 47.119803°N 122.521472°W |
Lakewood | Established 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 | 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 | Founded c. 1935, the district consists of 35 acres (14 ha), three buildings, one structure, and one object. |
Tacoma
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Neighborhood | Description | |
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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, once housed 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 served as a mill until 1944. Now houses 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 Italianate style building 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, the auditorium was built in 1922 by architect Roland E. Borhek, and held concerts ranging from Rudolph Valentino in 1923, to 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 built in 1900, and is 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 originally built as the 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, the building originally housed three separate business, the Hob Nob Restaurant now occupies the entire 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 | 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 Western Washington Forest Industries Museum, the museum is designed to look like an actual 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 |
Now home to Tacoma Public Schools headquarters | ||
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 Murray Morgan Bridge. Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR |
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18 | The Coffee Pot Restaurant |
(#14000167) |
2101 S. Tacoma Way 47°13′55″N 122°27′52″W / 47.231816°N 122.464473°W |
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. Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR |
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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. No longer in service as a fire station, today it is used by the City of Tacoma's traffic signal division. | ||
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. This station was replaced in 2006 with a larger facility, and is now a private residence. | ||
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 with a larger facility, and is now a private fire service-themed bar and grill. | ||
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. | ||
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 facility is still as the fire alarm dispatch center today. | ||
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 has not served as a fire station in decades, but is still owned by the fire department and used for storage purposes. It is adjacent 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 heavily remodeled 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 when the previous station 4 was 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, was closed in 2006 when Engine 15 was relocated to southeast Tacoma. The building is still owned by the Fire Department and is used 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, retired from active duty 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 built three other stations, as well as the Fire Alarm Station. While the fireboats are still housed here, 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 have been moved to Point Defiance Park, and a replica of the original Fort Nisqually as a living museum. | |
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 subdivided to accommodate two residences. | ||
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 once served as the rectory for the Japanese Methodist Church on the same block. | ||
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 |
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, it is an Art Deco styled ferry that 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 |
NRHP ID# 07001385 | ||
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, served as 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, in 1942 the building was merged with the next door Auditorium Dance Hall to form a single 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 houses 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, this Gothic style home became an alcoholism treatment center in the 1930s. It is 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, the building was built in 1922, and used to gather Japanese residents during World War II, before sending them to internment camps. The building was demolished in 2004 after standing vacant since the 1940s. | ||
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. Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR |
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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. Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR |
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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 |
Consists of 2,280 acres (9.2 km2), 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 demolished and turned into a park in 1920, when Northern Pacific's offices were transferred 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 Renaissance style building, designed by E.A. Hatherton, 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 |
Consists of 165 acres (0.67 km2), 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 |
Founded in 1888, the brewery closed in 1916. The site consists of 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, the building by Burnham and Root was also known as the Luzon Building. Demolished 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, it is the oldest remaining of several theaters 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, then 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 fraternal lodge 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 |
Includes less than 1-acre (4,000 m2), and eight buildings, seven of which are in the Queene 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 |
Encompasses 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) and 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 |
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 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 |
Consists of 26.5 acres (10.7 ha) and 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 completed in 1911 from a design by Reed and Stem, the same architects that 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 |
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 established in 1886, 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 | Delisted due to procedural error during nomination. | |
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 | Demolished for 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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