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3523 E G ST, TACOMA
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- 13 images. Charlotte White Mottet Branch, Tacoma Public Library Silas E. Nelsen, arch. Standard Construction Co., contr. -knotty western hemlock used in construction -dedicated 11/26/1930 -additions/remodeling in 1964; 1976 (Robert M. Jones, arch. and Leo Finnegan Construction Co., contr.); 1989 (Seifert & Forbes Architects, arch.) TDL 7/31/1930 p.1 Pioneer Tacoman presents branch library to city (Frederic Mottet donates library in honor of his wife, Charlotte White Mottet) TDL 8/7/1930 p.5 permits TDL 8/10/1930 p.A10 (sketch) TDL 11/26/1930 p.1 Dream comes true at last (dedication) (il) TDL 11/27/1930 p.3 Dedicate new Mottet branch TNT 5/22/1956 p.11 Library break-in blamed on kids TNT 11/24/1960 p.D18 Library unit to mark 30th anniversary (il) TNT 12/9/1960 p.A6 Rock throwers damage sign TNT 1/24/1961 p.9 Library sign damaged TNT 5/18/1961 p.B7 Expansion of library held needed TNT 3/6/1963 p.A1 Branch library needs cost nickel yearly (interior il) TNT 6/14/1963 p.36 Trustees OK library pact (addition by Ben L. Wilson, arch.) TNT 10/10/1963 p.A6 Lakewood firm wins library job contract (addition by Berrens Construction Co., contr.) TNT 12/26/1963 p.14 Mottet Branch Library to close (due to construction) TNT 11/24/1970 Library memorial to founder's wife TNT 3/21/1974 Wing for library given approval TNT 7/4/1976 McKinley Hill library will gain expansion (meeting room addition by Bob Jones, arch. and Leo Finnegan Construction Co., contr.) (il) TNT 10/24/1976 p.G10 Library addition near completion (il) TNT 11/16/1976 Mottet Library plans closures (to allow construction work on addition) TNT 11/14/1980 Mottet Branch Library marks 50th birthday ... TNT 7/25/1989 p.B2 Special events planned for library reopening (to be reopened 7/28/1989 after addition and remodeling) TNT 7/28/1989 p.B1 Stop the presses! (mention) TNT 9/6/1989 p.E2 Ceremonies mark remodeling of libraries TNT 9/25/1994 p.B1 East Side holds rally for library TNT 9/30/1998 p.SL1 In memory of Mottet TNT 10/13/2011 p.A4 Mottet Library renovations to close branch T.Daily Index 1/12/2012 p.1 80 years later, Mottet Library still a classic (interior il after remodeling) TNT 1/31/2022 p.1 Tacoma studies restoring library service to Hilltop, Eastside (ext il) 022.3 T121MOS 022.3 T121MOT 727.8 T119S
- Year Built: 1930
- Decade Built: 1930s
- Style: French cottage
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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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