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Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
A69836-4
Date(s)
- 1952-10-24 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The grand staircase in the 1952 addition to the Tacoma Public Library Main Branch. The stairs appear to hang unsupported from the adjoining walls creating an open feeling to the 1950's modern architecture. Reinforced concrete construction provided more options for interior spaces. Silas E. Nelsen was the architect for the addition. Ordered by Standard Iron and Wire Works Inc.
Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Public libraries--Tacoma--1950-1960; Stairways--Tacoma; Silas E. Nelsen Architects (Tacoma);