Bedroom in Oakbrook model home. Ivory colored walls and delicate draperies along with the floral patterned chair and flower wall covering give this bedroom a feminine touch. A colorful bouquet of flowers is displayed in a smoked glass vase; beads and a blossom rest on an adjacent set of drawers. Built by Evergreen State Builders for the 1965 Tacoma Home Show, this room, as well as the curving staircase and family room, is covered with a thick light gold carpet. All four bedrooms were spacious and carpeted; the master bedroom had its own bathroom. During the six-day run of the home show, nearly 20,000 visitors toured this model home located on Jade Dr. S.W. in Oakbrook. Color photograph ordered by Evergreen State Builders. (TNT Ad 3-15-65, p. 27, TNT 3-15-65, p. 28, TNT 3-28-65, A-15)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Model houses--Lakewood--1960-1970; Bedrooms--Lakewood--1960-1970; Chairs; Flowers--Lakewood;

Model home interior. Two small steps lead from the spacious living room to a small dining room in this 1965 Tacoma Home Show (now called the House & Garden Show) model home. The dining room faced the rear yard in this wooded lot. Called the "New Englander" and built by Evergreen State Builders in the Oakbrook subdivision, the home's furnishings reflected the Early American atmosphere with formal dining room table and high back chairs, hutch, and comfortable stuffed furniture. The home enjoyed wall-to-wall gold carpeting which was thickly padded. The elegant semi-Colonial contained four bedrooms and two baths. The exterior featured white cedar, red brick, black shutters and four white columns with double-door entry. It attracted nearly 20,000 visitors during the show's six-day run and prompted sales of $250,000 in new homes in the Oakbrook community. Color photograph ordered by Evergreen State Builders. (TNT Ad 3-15-65, p. 27, TNT 3-15-65, p. 28, TNT 3-28-65, A-15)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Model houses--Lakewood--1960-1970; Living rooms--Lakewood--1960-1970; Dining rooms--Lakewood--1960-1970;

Family room. Light paneled walls, ceiling beams, and Early American furniture provide a warm and cozy atmosphere to this family room found in the 1965 Tacoma Home Show (now renamed the House & Garden Show) model home built by Evergreen State Builders. An old-fashioned timepiece hangs on the wall above the brick fireplace. Balls of yarn await the family knitter who could settle herself into one of the comfortable stuffed chairs. In 1965, as in several years past, there were two model homes built for the annual show of merchandise, home furnishings and new ideas sponsored by the Tacoma Home Builders Association. One was always located next to the U.P.S. Fieldhouse and the other elsewhere in the county. In 1965, the model home was built in the Oakbrook subdivision on Jade Dr. It was a four bedroom, two bath semi-Colonial. Photograph ordered by Evergreen State Builders. (TNT Ad 3-15-65, p. 27, TNT 3-15-65, p. 28)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Model houses--Lakewood--1960-1970; Fireplaces--Lakewood--1960-1970; Clocks & watches; Yarn; Chairs;

Elegant curved staircase. Home owners could enjoy a touch of elegance with this curving staircase found in the 1965 model home, "The New Englander," built for the Tacoma Home Show (now renamed House & Garden Show) by Evergreen State Builders. Thickly carpeted stairs with wrought iron railings lead to the second floor. More wrought iron can be glimpsed in the doorway to the right of the photograph. A smoked glass hanging lamp provides light for the terrazzo entrance hallway leading to the staircase. Color photograph ordered by Evergreen State Builders.

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Model houses--Lakewood--1960-1970; Stairways--Lakewood--1960-1970; Hand railings--Lakewood; Ironwork--Lakewood--1960-1970; Lamps;