Built circa 1873 Frank Alling / Allington Fruit Farm -settled by Frank Alling in 1873 -address approximate Every Sunday 8/27/1892 Plums ... Tacoma fruit farm the wonder of the city Every Sunday 11/19/1892 Apples to China
TDL 8/18/1894 Pheasants and peacocks
TDL 12/31/1894 "Chinese Pheasants" planted on Fox Island T.Morning Union 2/26/1895 p.1,2 Oldest inhabitant ... T.Evening News 3/18/1903 p.7 Frank Alling plants his fish, 160,000 placed in Pierce County lakes TDN 4/2/1912 p.1 Allington, home of Frank Alling, presented to Tacoma for park use; seven acre tract containing rare Oriental shrubs, fruit trees and 24,000 bulbs is aged man's gift to city (il)
TDL 4/22/1912 T.Tribune 4/22/1912 p.3 Interesting life of pioneer ends T.New Herald 4/27/1912
TDL 5/17/1914 p.1 Park Board to plant Sentinel Oak over ashes of Frank Alling
TDL 12/20/1914 p.1 Scatter Alling's ashes this week
TDL 12/27/1914 Ashes of Frank Alling, pioneer, are scattered under stately poplar that long held his love
TDL 11/28/1936 Discover note planted with tree 38 years ago Senior Scene June 2002 p.6 Frank Alling and the great fish fiasco 979.7 B94 Vol.I p.605