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D32006-8
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- 1948-02-19 (Creation)
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A view of the front entry of Stadium High School. Originally built in 1891 as a hotel, the building was never completed and was converted to a high school in 1905. The school opened September 10, 1906, as Tacoma High School, and was renamed in 1913 as Stadium High School. It was designed by architect A.B. Hewitt in the French chateau style. Frederick Heath served as architect for remodeling as a high school. Towers topped with spires add decorative appeal to the exterior of the building. The steep roof has several dormers in it providing light the the upper rooms. Buildings, churches, schools, and parks made for special edition of Times, studio. TPL-1908.
Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Towers--Tacoma; Spires--Tacoma;