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D162795-20
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- 1972-12-13 (Creation)
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Washington Mutual Savings Bank building. Washington Mutual Savings Bank entered the Pierce County market by establishing a branch at Sixth & Mildred in December of 1972. Local architect Robert Billsbrough Price designed the single story building using a new brickwork technique. Rather than having individual bricks laid in place by hand, Mr. Price decided to have entire brick walls and column piers prefabricated, cut to fit and later erected on the foundation. Space would also be allowed for a 44-car parking lot. Fitzpatrick-McIntyre were the general contractors of the $750,000 project. Photograph ordered by Washington Mutual Savings Bank. (TNT 7-23-72, D-8 -article on plans; TNT 12-12-72, p. 36-article on opening)
Washington Mutual Savings Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Facades--Tacoma--1970-1980;