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BOLAND-B12324
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Copy of sketch of proposed hotel at the site of the Tacoma Theater Building, 9th & Broadway, by architect Roland E. Borhek; copy made 4-15-1925. Mr. Borhek was a well known Tacoma architect with offices in the Puget Sound National Bank building. He had been the associate architect for the Winthrop Hotel design and was responsible for many Tacoma buildings including the Titus Motor Co. structure (built originally for the Pacific Car Co.) at 616-24 Broadway, Jason Lee Intermediate School (6th & Sprague), Stewart Intermediate School (5010 Pacific Ave.), Hickey Apartment Hotel (Walker Apartments) at 405 Sixth Ave., the Auditorium Building (1308-10 Fawcett) and the Hiroshimaya Hotel (15th & Market). Mr. Borhek was to also be architect in charge of the 1930's Fort Nisqually reconstruction at Point Defiance.
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