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  • 27 images. Pierce County Court House Proctor & Dennis, arch. John T. Long, contr. -patterned after courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania designed by Henry Hobson Richardson -"Wilkeson and Pittsburg grey freestone, finished with Tenino bluestone" -three stories, 226 ft. x 102 ft., 230 ft. tower -opened 6/21/1893 -demolished in 1959 SEE ALSO: TPL Catalog/Clipping File
  • TDL 12/10/1889 p.4 More room wanted
  • TDL 1/29/1890 p.4 Court house plans
  • TDL 6/18/1890 p.5 New county court house
  • TDL 6/22/1890 p.12 (sketch)
  • TDL 8/29/1890 p.3 The new County Court House
  • TDL 5/9/1891 p.5 Why this delay?
  • TDL 6/25/1892 p.3 (progress)
  • TDL 11/29/1892 p.3 Boilers to be placed underground instead of in basement
  • TDL 1/1/1893 p.15 The year's brick buildings
  • TDL 3/24/1893 p.4 Finest in the state
  • TDL 4/29/1893 p.5 Still they quarrel
  • TDL 9/7/1893 p.5 Contractor Long sues
  • TDL 9/19/1893 p.3 In the new quarters
  • TDL 10/5/1893 p.5 (power plant for building)
  • TDL 8/1/1894 p.3 The Court House dispute
  • TDL 4/9/1900 p.1 Must pay John T. Long TDN 6/3/1905 p.23 To secure clock in courthouse tower; proposition to get the clock formerly in the Jones Block ...
  • TDL 2/8/1914 p.2 (excavation for underground addition)
  • TDL 2/15/1914 p.22 County getting room in alley (construction of underground storage area beneath alley - still visible in the County-City Bldg. parking lot)
  • TDL 3/22/1914 p.22 (il of court house employees)
  • TDL 5/17/1914 p.32 (il of underground addition)
  • TDL 12/7/1919 p.B8 (remodeling by Heath, Gove & Bell, arch.)
  • TDL 2/8/1920 p.5 (5th floor remodeling by Heath, Gove & Bell, arch. and C.A. Beil & Son, contr.)
  • TDL 11/21/1920 p.A1 Hangman's stairs of years ago unsealed
  • TDL 4/7/1925 p.1 County courthouse has "hanging" room where two men died
  • TDL 3/14/1926 p.A14 Elevator operator human encyclopedia T.Times 7/29/1926 Hurray! Pierce County Court House is paid for before it is worn out
  • TDL 12/5/1927 p.1 Kress bandits break jail
  • TDL 12/15/1927 p.9 Courthouse clock fine target - but
  • TDL 1/7/1928 p.10 Courthouse clock back on the job
  • TDL 2/26/1928 p.A9 Pierce jury rooms will be replaced
  • TDL 11/21/1928 p.3 New lights to be installed on Court House top T.Times 5/8/1930 County records in peril in firetrap courthouse
  • TDL 11/27/1930 p.1 Geo. Spencer escapes jail
  • TDL 5/26/1931 Rotogravure Sec. p.3 (il)
  • TDL 2/9/1932 p.C2 Court house is a real pioneer
  • TDL 10/16/1932 p.A7 Courthouse flag raising is lost art; tragedy that cost life years ago ...
  • TDL 11/20/1932 p.A1 He loves to watch 'em root
  • TDL 12/31/1933 p.A3 13,104 miles of ups, downs with nearly 5,000,000 passengers end for vet courthouse elevator man
  • TDL 1/6/1934 p.1 Long cord serves as elevator
  • TDL 6/26/1934 p.1 Time stands still for courthouse
  • TDL 7/27/1935 p.3 Hero found to fix court house clock
  • TDL 7/30/1935 p.1 He likes high jobs anywhere (il)
  • TDL 8/14/1935 p.1 Pigeon massacre brings protest
  • TNT 8/17/1939 p.1 Here's real jail bird (owl flies into jail area, stares at inmates)
  • TNT 10/16/1940 p.1 Millions respond to draft (interior il)
  • TNT 2/19/1941 p.20 Let elevator contract at court house
  • TNT 3/10/1941 p.16 Central heat studied for courthouse
  • TNT 9/25/1941 p.11 Water proves unpopular at court house T.Times 9/25/1941 Courthouse drinking water found to be contaminated
  • TNT 5/16/1942 Says county records face fire hazard
  • TNT 11/1/1942 p.B10 Remember this crew? (il of work crew c.1892) T.Times 1/18/1943 Courthouse colder than igloo; business frozen
  • TNT 6/25/1943 They recall early days T.Times 6/25/1943 2,000 celebrate 50th anniversary of Courthouse
  • TNT 2/10/1946 p.A1,A11 City's fire program pushed (interior il)
  • TNT 3/7/1947 p.16 Small fire at co. court house
  • TNT 4/4/1947 p.9 More parking space around court house
  • TNT 5/8/1947 p.8 Cave recalls older days
  • TNT 12/21/1947 County's Courthouse steeped in history (il)
  • TNT 8/11/1948 p.1 Human drama bathed in pathos at courthouse
  • TNT 9/3/1948 p.1 High climber (il of metal shingle repair on spire)
  • TNT 10/25/1948 p.1 For beauty's (?) sake (il of tree trimming operation)
  • TNT 1/20/1949 Organizer Peck set to save courthouse tower
  • TNT 4/18/1949 p.1 Asks tower be removed
  • TNT 4/19/1949 p.23 No decision yet on tower
  • TNT 4/21/1949 p.1 Architects rally to save courthouse tower
  • TNT 4/22/1949 p.1 Architects check tower quake damage (il) p.19 Courthouse tower gets new lease on its life
  • TNT 4/29/1949 p.15 Courthouse tower repair suggested
  • TNT 5/17/1949 Tower on Courthouse now appears doomed
  • TNT 6/21/1949 p.1 Call bids to save tower
  • TNT 6/26/1949 p.A7 Courthouse mystery bared, but unsolved ... hidden speaking tube (interior il)
  • TNT 7/24/1949 p.A14 Changing courthouse (il c.1893)
  • TNT 7/31/1949 p.A1 Courthouse tower to go (sketch)
  • TNT 8/2/1949 p.22 Take first step to raze tower
  • TNT 8/7/1949 p.A15 Canadian has solution to great tube mystery (il)
  • TNT 8/20/1949 p.14 Organizer Peck set to save courthouse tower (Nelson Peck)
  • TNT 8/25/1949 p.1 Fears felt for Court House
  • TNT 8/26/1949 p.1 View precarious Courthouse support (il)
  • TNT 8/27/1949 p.2 Says tower can be saved (architect Charles Pearson) p.14 Touch not that tower, cries "organizer" Peck
  • TNT 8/30/1949 p.1 Plans for removal of Courthouse near
  • TNT 9/8/1949 p.1 Call bids on tower p.3 Public spirited group out to save "the Tower"
  • TNT 9/17/1949 Would keep that tower
  • TNT 9/23/1949 p.5 Courthouse tower fight near climax
  • TNT 9/27/1949 p.1 Bids opened, decision on Courthouse delayed
  • TNT 10/2/1949 p.C15 Would keep old tower
  • TNT 10/25/1949 p.1 Postpone decision on tower
  • TNT 10/26/1949 p.33 Denies change in Stancer's stand
  • TNT 10/29/1949 Spectators limited
  • TNT 11/1/1949 p.1 Battle for tower fails: Engineer warns County courthouse is unsafe
  • TNT 11/10/1949 p.8 Tower work under way
  • TNT 11/11/1949 Fugitive freed (interior il)
  • TNT 11/20/1949 p.A5 Ready to start razing of Courthouse tower (il)
  • TNT 11/25/1949 p.24 Elevator service of County limited
  • TNT 1/30/1950 p.7 Bursting pipe at Courthouse (flood on third floor)
  • TNT 12/3/1950 p.A1 Pierce Co., City afoul fire law (interior il)
  • TNT 1/28/1951 p.A11 Streamlines his office (interior il of Sheriff's Dept.)
  • TNT 10/19/1951 p.1 Chips off Courthouse endanger passers-by
  • TNT 2/24/1952 Quarters crowded ...
  • TNT 10/19/1952 p.A4 Fire drills inadvisable
  • TNT 10/21/1952 p.3 Fifth floor jury room frowned on (safety concerns)
  • TNT 10/23/1952 p.A11 Fire hazard serious one (interior il of county jail)
  • TNT 10/26/1952 p.A8 Buildings inadequate
  • TNT 10/30/1952 p.A7 Building needs cited (il of cracked wall)
  • TNT 12/8/1952 p.1 County Commissioners seeking big bedrooms (for juries)
  • TNT 4/7/1953 First Pierce County seat located at Steilacoom (il)
  • TNT 4/28/1953 p.14 Court House floor sags
  • TNT 8/18/1953 Blaze halted in Courthouse
  • TNT 8/25/1953 Hero told to let Courthouse burn
  • TNT 9/25/1953 p.1 Blaze hits Courthouse
  • TNT 10/19/1953 Motion to fly stars, stripes passed fast
  • TNT 10/21/1953 p.C10 New flag back at Courthouse
  • TNT 2/7/1954 p.A10 Law books put sag in Courthouse
  • TNT 6/1/1954 p.1 Murderer attempts to escape
  • TNT 10/16/1954 Balky county lift leaves seven snared
  • TNT 3/6/1955 Parking will become tougher ...
  • TNT 5/22/1955 Courthouse steeped in history of Tacoma (il)
  • TNT 9/7/1955 p.5 Survey of Courthouse possible use ordered ([proposed as community center)
  • TNT 9/19/1955 p.1 Blodhounds hunt for Collins, 3 other County Jail escapees
  • TNT 9/28/1955 p.10 Court House lets off steam (il of steam trap)
  • TNT 10/10/1955 p.30 Parking for courthouse
  • TNT 4/1/1956 p.A1 Courthouse's old bones creak a little (il)
  • TNT 4/2/1956 p.1 Order survey of courthouse
  • TNT 4/29/1956 Remember when? (il of original courthouse construction crew)
  • TNT 7/10/1956 p.1 Ten prisoners in County Jail stage riot
  • TNT 2/22/1957 (il)
  • TNT 10/15/1957 p.1 Armed girl tries to spring boy
  • TNT 3/18/1958 p.13 New parking regulations at Courthouse
  • TNT 5/3/1958 p.18 Museum director fails to find famed gallows (missing from room 506)
  • TNT 7/6/1958 p.A1 Bootleggers laid out first courthouse gardens in 1928 under boss who still holds job (il)
  • TNT 2/8/1959 p.A6 Huge attic in courthouse was the hanging room in two or more executions around turn of the century (interior il)
  • TNT 3/10/1959 p.4 Final County session held in building
  • TNT 4/7/1959 p.C16,C17,C19,D5 1890 clamour for new courthouse brought combination of palace, castle and dungeon: In all her glory (il)
  • TNT 4/12/1959 p.A8 Alfred D. Elder's life spanned courthouse
  • TNT 4/22/1959 p.A1 Doomed to oblivion (il)
  • TNT 5/17/1959 Here's why (il of bldg. damage)
  • TNT 6/14/1959 p.A1 Memories of old County Courthouse will live in countless local homes
  • TNT 6/21/1959 p.A1 Onlookers gasp as stone walls crumble down (il of demolition)
  • TNT 6/28/1959 p.A17 Let's have another look at that address (il of demolition)
  • TNT 7/31/1959 p.1 Old Courthouse tower crumbles with scarely more than a shudder (il)
  • TNT 3/18/1973 Old Courthouse's "dignified" death (il,sketch) Seattle Times 4/13/1992 p. A1 Courting history; teacher discovers intrigue in Washington's county seats (haunted hanging room)
  • TNT 12/1/2002 p.A1 The art of architecture 720 ST711S Stone : ten thousand years ago and now / pen drawings and historical data by Muriel Cambern (il) 917.9778 C498C (il) 979.7 M364T p.77 (il) 979.72 H91 Vol.I p.420, Vol.II opp. p.90 (il)
  • Year Built: 1892
  • Decade Built: 1890s
  • Demolished: 1959
  • Style: Romanesque
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