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D74706-1
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- 1953-04-29 (Creation)
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The Spanish Mission-style Tuell Funeral Home was built in 1927. It was designed by architect G.W. Bullard and built by Z.H. Maddux and known as the Maddux-Raymond Funeral Home. It appears to have a stucco exterior, tile roof, and an arched parapet wall. By 1953, it was called the Tuell Funeral Home, "Chapel of the Chimes", owned by David R. Tuell, a local civic leader. In addition to the mortuary's name on the free-standing sign, there was also a clock attached. The funeral home is still in existence today at the same location; it is now known as the Tuell-McKee Funeral Home. Photograph ordered by Dave Tuell; it was taken on April 29, 1953 at 3:10 p.m.
Tuell Funeral Home (Tacoma); Morgues & mortuaries--Tacoma--1950-1960; Signs (Notices); Clocks & watches;