1115-17 MARKET ST, TACOMA

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1924-02-23

At around 9 a.m. on Saturday February 23, 1924, an explosion in the Stone-Fisher Co. machine shop or garage at 1115-17 Market Street sparked one of the largest fires that Tacoma had seen in years. Traffic was blocked and electric power was shut off as all of Tacoma's fire companies were called to battle the 3 alarm blaze. The five story brick building was occupied by the Greystone Hotel and a garage, machine shop and warehouse used by owner Stone-Fisher Co. The building was gutted, sustaining over $150,000 in damage and leaving the 60 guests at the hotel homeless. (TNT 2/23/1924, pg. 1) TPL-5510, BU-12618;

Greystone Hotel (Tacoma); Stone-Fisher Co. (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1920-1930; Fire fighting--Tacoma--1920-1930;

BU-12618

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2/23/1924

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-12617

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2/23/1924

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BU-13270

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1920s

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-14957

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1963

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-14958

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1963

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-14726

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1966

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-14772

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1967

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

1115-17 MARKET ST, TACOMA

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Part of Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index

7 images. Greystone Hotel / Stone-Fisher Co. Warehouse Heath & Twichell, arch. Blowes & Tuell, contr. -occupants included: Tacoma Poultry Co., Dairy & Producers Market, Consumers' Market -b11O7,7-8 TDL 8/15/1908 p.5 Modern hotel for D Street TDL 8/16/1908 p.20 Stone-Fisher Co. to build fine block TDL 9/6/1908 p.21 ... to be five stories TDL 9/20/1908 p.42 Award contract ... TDL 9/27/1908 Permit issued ... TDN 3/27/1909 p.20 (il) TDL 3/28/1909 p.44 (il) TDL 2/24/1924 p.A1 Thousands watch fireman battle big blaze (il) TDL 4/29/1924 p.10 (permit for reconstruction by Albertson, Cornell Bros. & Walsh, contr.) TDL 9/25/1927 p.A11 Plant to build following fire TDL 10/23/1927 p.E8 (alterations after fire by Tuell Bros., contr.) TDL 6/18/1930 p.1 Check $50,000 Tacoma fire; 10,000 chickens cremated or smothered by smoke TNT 5/6/1938 p.11 New equipment for plant here (il of Consumers' Market) TNT 5/24/1941 p.14 Market is finest in N.W. many declare (grand opening of Consumers' Market) (il) TNT 11/8/1950 p.6 Grand opening (Consumer's Market reopens after remodeling) 363.37 T142O p.64 (account of fire on 2/23/1924) p.69 (account of fire on 9/24/1927)
Year Built: 1908
Decade Built: 1900s
Demolished

Northwest ORCA

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