ca. 1931. Mrs. Alice Rector Watson's gardens. The property was originally owned by her grandfather, Augustus Walters, who built the house shown here in 1888 from a design by architect K. Lockwood Squire. The home has since been demolished. Dense, mature landscape. Street view of property. (WSHS)

Gardens--Tacoma; Watson, Alice--Homes & haunts; Walters, Augustus--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1931. Alice Watson's gardens. Top floor of a house can be seen through trees. (Argentum, filed with H)

Gardens--Tacoma; Watson, Alice--Homes & haunts; Walters, Augustus--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1931. Mrs. Alice Rector Watson's gardens. A young boy plays by the lily pond on property originally developed by Mrs. Watson's grandfather, Augustus Walters, in the 1880s. (WSHS)

Gardens--Tacoma; Watson, Alice--Homes & haunts; Boys--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. Mrs. Alice Rector Watson's gardens. A young boy plays by the lily pond on property originally developed by Mrs. Watson's grandfather, Augustus Walters, in the 1880s. A glimpse of neighboring houses can be seen in the background. (WSHS)

Gardens--Tacoma; Watson, Alice--Homes & haunts; Boys--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. Alice Watson's gardens. Wood and wicker lawn furniture in grove of trees. (Argentum, filed with H)

Gardens--Tacoma; Watson, Alice--Homes & haunts; Walters, Augustus--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1931. Alice Watson's gardens. Birdbath in garden. (Argentum, filed with H)

Gardens--Tacoma; Watson, Alice--Homes & haunts; Walters, Augustus--Homes & haunts; Birdbaths--Tacoma;

ca. 1931. Alice Watson's gardens. Lawn furniture under large trees. (Argentum, filed with H)

Gardens--Tacoma; Watson, Alice--Homes & haunts; Walters, Augustus--Homes & haunts;

Mrs. Alice Watson residence. Large, early vernacular-style house with Colonial details, half circle fanlight or "wagon spoke" window in front gable. The home was built in 1888 for Augustus Walters. It was designed by K. Lockwood Squire, architect. At the time of the photograph, it was the residence of Mr. Walters' granddaughter Alice R. Watson, widow of Thomas T. It was also the home of Tacoma Times Society editor Janet Watson Brady. It has since been demolished. (Argentum)

Watson, Alice--Homes & haunts; Walters, Augustus--Homes & haunts; Brady, Janet--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1936. Janet Watson Brady, Tacoma Times Society Editor, with her young son Edward in their home. Janet Brady was the widow of Emmett E. Brady. Elaborate fireplace, mantle, vases, clock, flowers, and owls.

Brady, Janet; Brady, Edward; Fireplaces--1930-1940; Newspaper editors--Tacoma; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Mothers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940;