2500 S HOLGATE ST, TACOMA

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1979

ca. 1979. The Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. complex, 2500 So. Holgate St., ca. 1979. The structure was designed by architect C.A. Darmer and built in 1891. It is currently on the city, state and national registry of historical buildings.

Brewing industry--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Factories--Tacoma;

Cysewski CYS-T378

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1979

Part of Stephen Cysewski Photographs

ca. 1979. The Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. complex, 2500 So. Holgate St., ca. 1979. The structure was designed by architect C.A. Darmer and built in 1891. It is currently on the city, state and national registry of historical buildings.

Brewing industry--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Factories--Tacoma;

TPL-1128

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1900

Part of General Photograph Collection

ca. 1900. Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. operations circa 1900 with the Malt House, Bottling department and Main plant clearly visible. By 1900 Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. was considered the best brew house on the North Coast. The company was in continuous building mode from 1891 through 1916 with stockhouse, cooling plant, stable and warehouse as some of the additions. They manufactured Tacoma and Pacific beer brands and by 1909 was the second largest brewing company in the state with output of 200,000 barrels of beer per year. Prohibition caused the plant to shut down in 1916. Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. has been added to the City and National registers.

Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. (Tacoma); Brewing industry--Tacoma--1900-1910;

BU-13934

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1900

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-12478

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1922

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-12541

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1923

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-12480

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1923

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-12477

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Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BN-78

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7/26/1996

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-12482

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8/1/1969

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-12479

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Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-12481

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Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

2500 S HOLGATE ST, TACOMA

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Part of Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index

9 images. Built circa 1891 Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. Complex C.A. Darmer, arch. -built from c.1891 through 1916 -after Prohibition was enacted became home of the National Cocoanut Butter Co., National Cocoanut Soap Co. -partial plans at the Univ. of Wash., Special Collections Dept. -added to Tacoma Register by Resolution No.23805, 3/13/1976 -added to National Register 7/31/1978 -site includes 2510,2512,2514 & 2524 So. C St. SEE ALSO: 2501-15 JEFFERSON AVE. SEE ALSO: TPL Catalog/Clipping File
TDL 7/3/1898 (il)
TDL 7/15/1900 p.9 Best brew house on North Coast (new bldgs. by J.C. Dickson, contr.)
TDL 9/7/1902 p.20 (permit for new bldg. by C.A. Darmer, arch. and A. Berens, contr.)
TDL 10/18/1903 p.19 ... to put up stockhouse
TDL 11/1/1903 p.19 (stockhouse by J.C. Dickson, contr.) TDN Annual 1/18/1904 p.46 (il) TDN 6/29/1905 (sketch)
TDL 3/15/1908 p.22 Plans fine plant
TDL 5/10/1908 p.22 Doing speedy work on cooling plant
TNT 1/--/1910 (list of saloons and cafes affiliated with Pacific Brewing & Malting)
TDL 1/9/1912 Suppl. p.34 (ad for "Tacoma Beer") (il)
TDL 2/19/1913 (sketch)
TDL 5/11/1913 p.20 New $15,000 building (stable & warehouse by Darmer & Cutting, arch. and O.F. Larson, contr.)
TDL 6/22/1913 p.28 $20,000 stables nearing completion (il)
TDL 12/14/1913 p.22 (il of employees)
TDL 1/25/1914 Anniversary Edition p.28,43 (il)
TDL 3/21/1915 p.25 (il of delivery truck) TNL 3/3/1918 p.B6 Factory starts here to make oil products of copra (new bldgs. for cocoanut products division)
TDL 11/17/1918 p.B7 (alterations by I.H. Hill, arch.)
TDL 5/11/1919 p.B6 New industry now operating
TDL 10/12/1919 p.B5 Cocoanut butter is made in Tacoma
TDL 1/30/1921 p.B5 Tacoma concern producing soap
TDL 2/6/1921 p.B1 (ad,il)
TDL 5/22/1921 p.B5 High grade soaps produced in city (il)
TDL 10/1/1922 p.E4 Tacoma home of high grade soap (il)
TNT 7/31/1955 p.C17 Seattle firm finds home in Tacoma (Pacific Chemical Manufacturing Co. purchases bldg. at 2511 So. Holgate St.)
TNT 11/1/1957 p.B3 What goes on here? Quaint lamp post at 25th and Holgate (il)
TNT 10/28/1973 p.E10 The subject is suds ... (proposed remodeling as tavern and restaurant) (il,interior il)
TNT 3/1/1978 p.A5 Two buildings urged as U.S. landmarks (il)
TNT 9/16/1978 City brewery historic stuff (bldg. placed on the National Register) 307.76 Un3T p.27,28,97 720.979 D25R (see index) 920 P41 p.63 (sketch) ----- Rainier Connect
TNT 4/17/2008 p.D1 New on tap: Rainier Connect; telecom company buys historic buildings ...
Year Built: 1891
Decade Built: 1890s
On City State National Historic Register

Northwest ORCA

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