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1102 A ST, TACOMA

• 11 images. Federal Bldg. James Knox Taylor, arch. W.H. Maxwell, contr. -Oolitic limestone quarried in Bedford, Indiana -added to Tacoma Register by Resolution No.23501, 8/19/1975 -site includes 1102-26 A St., 102-10 So. 11th St., 101-09 So. 12th St.
• TDL 6/21/1889 p.4 We should have it!
• TDL 1/17/1890 p.4 Uncle Sam's quarters
• TDL 7/29/1906 p.20 (announcement earlier in the week by Congressman Cushman that the Federal Bldg. would be built)
• TDL 9/23/1906 p.5 Tacomans to see building plans
• TDL 5/19/1907 p.4 Old dwelling house is being torn down
• TDL 8/11/1907 (cartoon: "seeing Tacoma in 1917" with Federal Bldg. still not started)
• TDL 12/29/1907 p.12 (sketch)
• TDL 3/8/1908 p.21 General plans of post office which is to be erected here at cost of $500,000 (sketch)
• TDL 3/15/1908 p.5 Plans of Federal Building received
• TDL 4/12/1908 p.22 Three (Tacoma) contractors submit bids
• TDL 7/26/1908 p.35 (excavation started)
• TDL 8/25/1908 p.5 Permit issued for post office
• TDL 8/30/1908 p.23 Work started on Federal Building
• TDL 9/20/1908 p.42 Laying foundation for federal block
• TDL 9/27/1908 p.39 Captures contract on Federal Building (Ben Olson, contr. for plumbing and heating)
• TDL 10/11/1908 p.35 (progress)
• TDL 11/15/1908 p.35 Fast progress on post office TDN 11/21/1908 p.1 (il of cornerstone)
• TDL 11/22/1908 p.15 Cornerstone in place
• TDL 12/27/1908 p.15 Federal Building work
• TDL 1/13/1909 Commercial Club Edition p.40 (il under construction)
• TDL 1/31/1909 p.36 Federal Building to second story
• TDL 2/21/1909 p.33 Various delays halt building
• TDL 4/4/1909 p.40 Federal Building may be roofed in the coming week
• TDL 5/16/1909 p.44 (progress)
• TDL 6/13/1909 p.36 Outside work nearly done
• TDL 8/15/1909 p.37 (il under construction)
• TDL 7/17/1910 p.24,38 Tacoma's splendid new Federal Building is formally opened (il)
• TDL 7/24/1910 p.38 (il) TDN 12/14/1910 (il)
• TDL 1/1/1911 p.29 (before and after picture of the bldg. site) T.Tribune 1/13/1911 Will pave the Federal Block
• TDL 2/23/1913 p.1 Washington State Association of Letter Carriers convention (il)
• TDL 4/26/1914 p.14 Acoustics of room changed (Federal court room remodeled by the United States Acoustical Co.)
• TDL 5/24/1914 p.14 (il of Federal Bldg. employees) TNL 3/18/1917 p.11 Beautify Federal Building grounds (C.H. Lundgren, landscape arch.) TNL 11/4/1917 p.11 (interior il of Red Cross Headquarters)
• TDL 3/16/1919 p.B7 (interior il of citizens filing income tax returns)
• TDL 3/13/1925 p.1 Destroy fortune in dope (interior il)
• TDL 1/8/1929 p.1 Plan changes at post office
• TDL 5/29/1929 p.1 Plan changes at post office; 12th Street entrance will be remodeled to provide parcel post room
• TDL 12/28/1930 p.D6 Tacoma concern gets contract to alter post office (remodeling by O.F. Larsen & Co., contr.)
• TDL 5/6/1931 Rotogravure p.3 (il)
• TDL 5/26/1931 Rotogravure p.3 (il)
• TDL 5/5/1935 p.A5 Blind man is given chance... to conduct news stand in building
• TDL 11/29/1936 p.A1 Blind Tacoma news stand owner at post office dreams ...
• TDL 4/29/1937 p.1 His master's eyes
• TNT 4/17/1941 p.1 Romance enters life of blind news dealer
• TNT 8/12/1941 p.1 Blind Tacoman's dog barred from post office
• TNT 8/19/1941 p.3 Seeing eye plea made
• TNT 3/20/1942 p.1 Federal Bldg. officers will be shifted around (remodeling)
• TNT 2/2/1947 p.A1 New P.O. for city approved (proposed)
• TNT 3/3/1950 p.1 Curb service at post office
• TNT 2/1/1953 p.A12 There ain't no justice no judge, DA either
• TNT 9/6/1953 p.A5 Who hung on courtroom wall?
• TNT 1/3/1954 p.A15 Misses Federal Building and ups and downs ... spent operating elevator
• TNT 2/25/1954 p.C4 Judges to be "hung" Friday
• TNT 2/27/1954 p.1 Portraits of 3 judges presented
• TNT 9/5/1954 p.B1 "Federals" pitch battle on rest room locks
• TNT 11/28/1954 Many FBI activities centered in Tacoma
• TNT 12/3/1954 p.A12 Bids on repairing building sought
• TNT 3/2/1955 p.A1 Six trapped in Federal elevator
• TNT 4/15/1955 Many happy returns (interior il)
• TNT 5/12/1955 p.A10 Federal Bldg. gets overhaul; judge gets library (interior il)
• TNT 6/22/1955 p.3 Federal Building bomb shelter (il)
• TNT 10/12/1958 p.A15 P.O. elevator veteran to retire (il of John Olson)
• TNT 7/24/1960 p.A12 Blind vendor at new stand (interior il)
• TNT 8/10/1960 p.C3 Tacoma firm given work on courtroom (remodeling by Swedberg & Anderson, arch.)
• TNT 1/19/1961 p.A6 Bids called for repairs on post offfice
• TNT 5/20/1962 p.A10 Judge Boldt redesigns federal courtroom to promote more efficiency in trial procedure (interior il)
• TNT 10/11/1962 p.A6 Fire drill successful at Federal Building (il)
• TNT 10/28/1962 p.A8 ... approved for fallout shelters
• TNT 1/31/1963 p.B2 Post office safe bought by Navy man
• TNT 9/8/1963 p.C16 Gosh all beanstalks (il)
• TNT 12/15/1963 p.A14 Out of Tacoma's past (il of block before construction and in 1909)
• TNT 10/7/1964 p.B8 Renovation "full blast" on building
• TNT 9/30/1965 p.B9 No beans but a lot of stalk (il)
• TNT 7/21/1974 p.B7 Time Machine: Federal Building looms as reminder of the past (il)
• TNT 8/6/1975 p.A1 Security tight after bomb blast here T.Review 8/13/1975 Buildings designated landmarks (il)
• TNT 8/10/1978 U.S. Court and FBI to expand (second floor remodeling by Burns Construction, Inc., contr.)
• TNT 3/20/1982 Main post office plans a museum
• TNT 3/6/1991 A letter-perfect house of memories
• TNT 4/29/1991 p.B1 Judge makes case for historic courtrooms
• TNT 5/26/1992 Post office building could really deliver for downtown Tacoma
• TNT 1/8/1994 p.B1 Postal Service frees prime downtown site for building
• TNT 9/2/1994 p.C10 Tacoma's empty courtrooms just what filmmakers want
• TNT 11/5/1997 p.B1 County considers using post office courtrooms
• TNT 3/8/1998 p.G1 Special Delivery design; Tacoma got its fancy new post office in 1910 (feature article) (il)
• TNT 7/2/2004 p.D1 Patient visionary's plan close to fruition (development proposal by Erivan Haub)
• TNT 8/1/2005 p.A1 For sale: A bit of history (il)
• TNT 12/11/2005 p.B1 Postal workers will preserve symbol of service
• TNT 11/1/2006 p.D1 Neither rain nor gloom of night should stop this sale
• TNT 11/19/2006 p.B1,D1 Post office looks for new home
• TNT 11/23/2006 p.B5 Viewpoint: Post office helps downtown to come alive (il) T.Daily Index 2/6/2007 p.1 City meeting highlights latest development in future of downtown post office T.Daily Index 7/25/2007 p.1 Downtown post office hosts museum auction
• TNT 11/9/2007 p.D1 Postal Service looking into - and for - land in Fife
• TNT 12/19/2007 p.D1 Lift a glass of cheer to CEO of post office (for selling surface parking lot to investor Erivan Haub) Business Examiner 4/28/2008 p.21 Tacoma federal building took years to complete
• TNT 9/19/2008 p.D1 So listen up, McMenamins, this concept's even better (interior il)
• TNT 10/12/2008 p.B2 They'll shoot "The Truth" in Tacoma (scenes for motion picture "The Whole Truth" to be filmed in bldg.) T.Daily Index 10/14/2008 p.1 Lights! Camera! Action (aerial il)
• TNT 10/22/2008 p.B1 Indie movie crew finds perfect set in Tacoma -----
• TNT 5/21/2010 p.A1 Historic Tacoma post office sells for less than half its listing price (bldg. purchased by Centralia developer Geo. Heidgerken and his partner, Patrick Rhodes) (il)
• TNT 6/9/2010 p.A14 Design downtown post office's future
• TNT 6/13/2010 p.D1 A landmark's next act; significant events at the post office building (timeline) (feature article) (il,interior il) T.Daily Index 7/12/2010 p.1 Mobile coffee stand, outdoor seating planned for historic downtown Post Office building (sketch) T.Daily Index 7/19/2010 p.1 Landmarks Preservation Commission plans site visit ... (sketch) T.Daily Index 8/26/2012 p.1 Landmarks Commission gives early-stage approval for Federal Building project (sketch) T.Daily Index 10/8/2010 p.1 Design review discussion continues ... (floor plan)
• TNT 7/8/2012 p.D1 A new route for post office building (il) T.Daily Index 11/2/2012 p.1 Historic Tacoma opens doors to landmark post office building T.Weekly 8/23/2013 p.B3 Old Federal Building could become new hub for arts Ranger 2/6/2014 You could be rockin' out in Tacoma's old post office this spring T.Weekly 4/18/2014 p.B4 Historic Homes of Tacoma Tour (il)
• TNT 2/12/2017 pG.G03 Tea-infused whiskey, sherry, handmade Pasta on menu at En Rama Tacoma's Haunted History 979.7788 AL566T p.35 (il)
• Year Built: 1910
• Decade Built: 1910s
• On City Historic Register

Abbreviation Key GTWY - Peninsula Gateway, TDL - Tacoma Daily Ledger, TDN - Tacoma Daily News, TNL - Tacoma News Ledger, TNT - Tacoma News Tribune

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• 1102 A ST, TACOMA