The Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index contains information on Tacoma and Pierce County buildings found in Tacoma papers, local and national magazines, and in over 200 books on local history and architecture. Each source cited in the index is available to view in the Northwest Room.

Records in this index are organized according to address, and include information on the year built, style of construction (where the literature can agree), whether the building has been demolished, and whether it appears on any local, state, or national register of historic places. Architects, builders, and contractors are listed, when known. Families or companies that may have been housed in the building are listed with dates of occupation. The location of any building plans known to exist is also provided. The Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index does not cover parks, bridges, dams, docks, and other infrastructures.

For assistance in conducting historic building research, please reference the Northwest Room's Tacoma and Pierce County Home and Buildings Research Guide or contact us at nwr@tacomalibrary.org or (253) 280-2814.

Abbreviations used,
TNT = Tacoma News Tribune / Morning News Tribune / The News Tribune
TDL = Tacoma Daily Ledger
TDN = Tacoma Daily News
TNL = Tacoma News Ledger
T. Times = Tacoma Times
T. Weekly = Tacoma Weekly

The abbreviation (il) following a citation indicates that a photo or illustration accompanies the article cited.

• Anderson Island Fire Station Morris Krepky, fire chief 979.778 G132A p.100 (il)
• Year Built: 1981
• Decade Built: 1980s
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• Walter & Cora Ashford / "Ashford Mansion" -modeled after a Georgian mansion seen by Cora during a trip to England TDL 11/4/1933 Pioneer Ashford postmistress is called by death (Cora Ashford)
• TNT 4/24/1934 First settler at Ashford dies (Walter Ashford)
• Eatonville Dispatch 7/14/1982 p.5 Bed & breakfast: Europe's idea now used in Ashford (il) Eatonville Dispatch 4/28/2004 p.A5
• Ashford Mansion still shines (il)
• 333.7 UP6N p.56
• 917.973 N123H p.36 (il) 979.7 H646H
• Year Built: 1903
• Decade Built: 1900s
• On State National Historic Register
• Style: Georgian
• Abbreviation Key: GTWY - Peninsula Gateway, TDL - Tacoma Daily Ledger, TDN - Tacoma Daily News, TNL - Tacoma News Ledger, TNT - Tacoma News Tribune
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• Built circa 1920 Ashford Tavern -built in the late 1920s to replace earlier tavern destroyed by fire 333.7 UP6N p.55
• Year Built: 1920
• Decade Built: 1920s
• Abbreviation Key: GTWY - Peninsula Gateway, TDL - Tacoma Daily Ledger, TDN - Tacoma Daily News, TNL - Tacoma News Ledger, TNT - Tacoma News Tribune
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• Ashford Post Office Eatonville Dispatch 5/6/2009 p.A1 Ashford Post Office to close? (il)
• Year Built:
• Decade Built:
• Abbreviation Key: GTWY - Peninsula Gateway, TDL - Tacoma Daily Ledger, TDN - Tacoma Daily News, TNL - Tacoma News Ledger, TNT - Tacoma News Tribune
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• Nisqually Lodge Harrison Christian, builder Erickson-McGovern, arch.
• -originally known as the Base Camp Lodge
• TNT 7/2/1988 Lodge being built near Mount Rainier
• Year Built: 1988
• Decade Built: 1980s
• Abbreviation Key: GTWY - Peninsula Gateway, TDL - Tacoma Daily Ledger, TDN - Tacoma Daily News, TNL - Tacoma News Ledger, TNT - Tacoma News Tribune
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• Built circa 1900 Rainier Overland Restaurant & Lodge -formerly the site of the Duke Moore Family Lodge Eatonville Dispatch 8/22/2001 p.B1 Rainier Overland has long history ----- Paradise Valley Hotel & Restaurant Anatoliy Zaika, operator Eatonville Dispatch 10/16/2019 p.1 Rainier restaurant serves up more than tourism (interior il)
• Year Built: 1900
• Decade Built: 1900s
• Abbreviation Key: GTWY - Peninsula Gateway, TDL - Tacoma Daily Ledger, TDN - Tacoma Daily News, TNL - Tacoma News Ledger, TNT - Tacoma News Tribune
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• Copper Creek Restaurant -bldg. built as a service station in 1935, converted into a restaurant in 1946 by Rosalea Triggs and Hank Canty -world famous pies baked by Jeannie Zuelich beginning in 1954 -"It's Home from the Range" Seattle Times 11/14/1954 p.7 Fantasies from the forests (wood curios collected by Hank Canty) Northwest Living May 1987 p.6 The Pie Lady of Copper Creek TNT 3/16/1981 p.A13 (obituary of Rosalea Triggs Lucash) Eatonville Dispatch 1/27/1999 Up on Copper Creek (il) Eatonville Dispatch 4/11/2001 p.1 ... to open soon under new ownership Eatonville Dispatch 10/31/2001 p.1 Haunted valley Eatonville Dispatch 4/11/2018 p.1 Copper Creek Inn still impresses nearly 100 years after opening (il) 333.7 UP6N p.56 917.973 N123H p.41 (il) 979.778 J651U p.85 (il)
• Year Built: 1935
• Decade Built: 1930s
• Abbreviation Key: GTWY - Peninsula Gateway, TDL - Tacoma Daily Ledger, TDN - Tacoma Daily News, TNL - Tacoma News Ledger, TNT - Tacoma News Tribune
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• Brand's Gallery James Raymond (Sr.) & Sandra Brand, operator Eatonville Dispatch 9/19/2018 p.3 James Raymond Brand Sr. "Mountain Man" (il)
• Year Built: 1988
• Decade Built: 1980s
• Abbreviation Key: GTWY - Peninsula Gateway, TDL - Tacoma Daily Ledger, TDN - Tacoma Daily News, TNL - Tacoma News Ledger, TNT - Tacoma News Tribune
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• Approximate address. Hansler Ranch TNT 1/29/1956 (il)
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• Decade Built:
• Abbreviation Key: GTWY - Peninsula Gateway, TDL - Tacoma Daily Ledger, TDN - Tacoma Daily News, TNL - Tacoma News Ledger, TNT - Tacoma News Tribune
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• Alfred & Elma Milotte -Elhi Hill area TNT 3/3/1963 p.D1,D2 Meet the Milottes; late of Africa, Alaska, and Australia (il) TNT 3/10/1963 Photograpers (il) TNT 6/14/1964 Filmers of wild animals Puy. Valley Trib. 2/3/1965 .. writes book TNT 10/27/1965 ... film presented TNT 9/11/1966 p.B19 Valley couple eyes camera again TNT 10/7/1966 Film has premiere here TNT 10/12/1966 ... honored TNT 1/7/1973 Film "The African Lion" playing at Rialto P.C. Herald 8/20/1975 Disney artists at Frye Museum Seattle Times 8/24/1975 New fields for Disney photographers TNT 4/21/1989 p.B4 (obituary of Elma M. Milotte) TNT 4/25/1989 p.B3 (obituary of Alfred G. "Al" Milotte) 791.452 F491A p.342 The art of Walt Disney 979.77 J1569B p.113,114 (il)
• Year Built: 1960
• Decade Built: 1960s

• Lester J. Tibeau TNT 5/19/1968 p.C22 permits
• Year Built: 1968
• Decade Built: 1960s

• Walter Main TNT 6/2/1968 p.C21 permits
• Year Built: 1968
• Decade Built: 1960s