ca. 1925. Side view of the home of John J. Hewitt. The English cottage style home was designed by Delano & Aldrich, with local architects Sutton, Whitney & Dugan serving as associate architects. Mr. Hewitt was the president of the Hewitt Land Co. and the secretary-treasurer of Hewitt-Lea-Funck Co. (WSHS- negative A653-0)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hewitt, John J.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma;

ca. 1925. View of the home of John J. Hewitt. The English cottage style home was designed by Delano & Aldrich, with local architects Sutton, Whitney & Dugan serving as associate architects. Mr. Hewitt was the president of the Hewitt Land Co. and the secretary-treasurer of Hewitt-Lea-Funck Co. (WSHS- negative A654-0)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hewitt, John J.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma;

ca. 1925. In 1922, John E. McGuire, an architect with Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, had this English country cottage constructed for his family from his own design. The home is at 4109 No. 33rd and is built from whitewashed brick. (WSHS)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; McGuire, John E.--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1925. View from front of unidentified house. Drying laundry flaps on the line at the rear of the house. This home was most likely located on the south or east end of Tacoma. (WSHS)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. View of the front of a two story house. The house number is 4340. (WSHS)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. View from the sidewalk of unidentified home. (WSHS)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930

ca. 1925. This home at 2714 No. Junett St. was built in 1921 for Vernetta & Irvin C. Rowland. Mr. Rowland was a partner in Hansen & Rowland. The company handled insurance, loans and surety bonds. The architect of the home was A.J. Russell. The home was built of tapestry brick and Wilkeson sandstone with a terra cotta tile roof. The construction cost was around $10,000. (WSHS)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Rowland, I.C.--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1925. Neatly kept Craftsman-style house with vegetable garden on right. (WSHS- negative A915-0)

Houses--Tacoma;

This two-story Colonial with basement, located at 1315 North 5th St., was on the market in May of 1925 with a reduced price of $7,750, including $1500 cash and $75 a month payments. The home apparently had alley access and garage. An ad placed in the Tacoma Sunday Ledger's May 3, 1925 edition listed the home as having a 20+-foot long living room, oak flooring, unique fireplace and French doors leading to the dining room. Three bedrooms were located on the second floor along with a bath. Interested buyers were asked to contact Gilmour Nicholls, realtor. G28.1-130; BU-10,145 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger Ad, 5-3-25, p. 7E)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Traveling on the Tacoma-Seattle Highway, photographer Marvin Boland captured views of rural communities such as the one pictured above on August 2, 1925. His notes indicate it was called "Woodmot," but this may have actually been the Woodmont Beach area located in South King County. Here a rustic bridge leads to several wood framed houses. G28.1-062

Houses--1920-1930; Pedestrian bridges;

This is a view of tree-lined North "I" St. at 9th looking south in August of 1925. There are only two parked cars and one far away in the distance. One woman is waiting at the corner further down the block, perhaps for a streetcar to come as the streetcar tracks are clearly visible. Part of the apartment house soon to be known as the Biltmore Apartments can be seen on the left with its distinctive turret. G60.1-051

Residential streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Street railroad tracks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This home at 802 North Yakima Ave. was described by its architect, Kirtland Cutter, as a "quaint cottage in the German style of architecture" and not a design commonly seen in the Pacific Northwest. It was built originally for David K. Stevens in 1891. By 1925, it was the residence of civic leader and prominent businessman, Henry G. Shaw who had purchased the home from another pioneer businessman, John H. Scott. The house had been nominated as one of the most beautiful in the city in 1920. The apartment house in the background at 801-07 North "I" St. would be renamed the Biltmore Apartments in 1926. G28.1-129; BU10, 175

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Large three-story plus daylight basement apartment house at the corner of 8th & North "I" St. This Queen Anne-styled building with turrets was to be renamed the Biltmore Apartments in 1926. It may have been called the Sound View Terrace Apartments prior to its renaming. The apartment house was built in 1889 with J.D. Warren as contractor and George A. Sumner as builder. Frederick A. Sexton was the architect. BU-10,522

Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This stucco Spanish-style bungalow with detached garage was located in then rural E. 72nd St. in 1925. The small one-story home had a landscaped front yard but the area surrounding the lot appears wooded and rough. A notice about its availability for purchase would be listed in the Tacoma Daily Ledger's September 27, 1925, edition. G28.1-056; BU-10,031 (TDL 9-27-25, p. E-6)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

View of two homes on an unidentified street in the Regents Park community taken during late summer in 1925. The house in the center with unusual porch belonged to Dr. and Mrs. J.A. Caswell, owners of Caswell Optical Co. Regents Park would become the Town of Fircrest in September of 1925. It had been developed by investors including Major Edward J. Bowes as a planned community back in 1907 whereby streets, sidewalks, roads and sewer systems were improved and installed. Regents Park was small in acreage and mostly residential. Homes like these two Colonial-style houses were substantial and well-maintained. G72.1-113

Houses--Fircrest--1920-1930; Caswell, J.A.--Homes & haunts; Regents Park (Fircrest);

Its grass grown tall on the front lawn, this Colonial/American Foursquare styled home located at 2121 North Fife St. was being offered as a forced sale at a price of $3,700 in 1925. The two-story home had a second-story balcony, dormer and four bedrooms and bath. The ground floor had a large front room, dining room, library and kitchen. A full basement contained a fireplace for the billiard room. It had been built around 1911 for Marvel Watson. Interested buyers could contact Hellar, Lyon & Co. G29.1-022; BU10,296 (TDL 8-20-25, p. 9-ad)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

North end apartments were available for rent in this elegant three-story turreted building in December of 1925. Built originally in 1889 and known as the "New York," it had been remodeled into a modern 18-suite apartment house in 1915. It was now known as the J.O. Hilliard Apartments. BU-10,523

Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Unidentified one-story house with arched doorway on porch, fireplace chimney in front and large tree near porch. (filed with Argentum)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Unidentified one-story home for sale by Central Realty. Central Realty, owned by J. S. Taylor, was located at 1207 So. K St. They advertised: "We sell homes and ranches, exchange property, rentals and notary public work, we aim to meet your needs." (filed with Argentum)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Two one-story houses for sale by Central Realty. Both are very similar except the house on right has larger porch with open frame work. (filed with Argentum)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Kitchen in the Hutchinson Apartments, 3910 So. Yakima Ave. The range top and oven, manufactured by LH Electrics, sits on top of a cabinet. The Hutchinson Apartments were built in 1926 by S.G. Hutchinson. (WSHS)

Kitchens--Tacoma--1920-1930; Stoves--1920-1930; Hutchinson Apartments (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. The Tahoma Apartments, No. 2nd and Tacoma Ave., circa 1926. The apartments were built for $250, 000 by F.F. Travis and A.I. Maltby. Mr. Travis also served as the architect and contractor. Stadium High School can be seen in the background of the picture. (WSHS)

Tahoma Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma;

ca. 1926. William L. Case, son of "Bill" (William T.) Case, poses on tugboat Foss #12. For many years, #12 served the city of Tacoma as a fireboat. It was skippered for much of that time by the elder Case. In 1914, #12 was the first vessel designed and built for Foss exclusively for towing. It was built primarily for turning the Seattle-Tacoma passenger steamers in the City Waterway and designed so that one man, the captain, could run the engine, pilot the boat and tend the lines. Arthur Foss made a proposal to the city that they contract with Foss for the services of a fireboat. The agreement was made at a cost to the city of $2993 a year ($8.20 a day.) Foss #12 was refitted with a powerful pump that could throw 1200 gallons of water per minute at a pressure of 400 pounds per square inch. Two men were stationed on the tug at all times and it could reach any harbor fire within 6 minutes of receiving a call. The tug was instrumental in controlling several potentially disastrous waterfront fires. (photograph courtesy of the William T. Case collection) (Foss: A Living Legend" by Bruce Johnson and Mike Skalley)

Case, William T.--Family; Fireboats; Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma); Case, William L.; Tugboats--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Architectural rendering of residence for Dr. William W. Mattson by Hill and Mock, Architects, 229 Perkins Building. Nelson J. Morrison, designer and delineator. Drawing dated 07-29-1925. The home was designed in the style of an English manor. This house was the scene of the 1936 kidnapping of Charles Mattson. It was demolished in May of 2006.

Architectural Drawings; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mattson, William--Homes & haunts; Mattson, Charles--Kidnappings;

ca. 1926. The Biltmore Apartments, Frederick A. Sexton, Architect, 1889. General view of large, three-story plus basement turreted Queen Anne-style building. Streetcar tracks and lines in the foreground. Ordered by North Coast Electric Company. The apartment building was renamed "The Biltmore" in 1926. (filed with Argentum)

Biltmore Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma;

ca. 1926. Living room of apartment 502 in the Tahoma Apartments, located at 117 Tacoma Ave. No. The apartments were built in 1925 for approximately $250,000. F.F. (Fred) Travis was the architect, contractor and, with A.I. Maltby, the builder. The eight story building had a community radio system and cold storage. (Filed with Argentum)

Tahoma Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma; Living rooms--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Gates at the rear of the Robert and Emily Walker residence, 3411 N. 30th St. The home was built in 1921 for the owner of Walker Cut Stone Company, with John Chalmers serving as the contractor. The house was later the residence of Ray Gamble, the " Elephant House." Robert Walker, a native of Somersetshire England, emigrated to the United States in 1882. In 1907, he moved from Minnesota to Tacoma. His first partnership was called Wilcox and Walker, but in 1908 he bought out his partner and incorporated the Walker Stone Co. He and his wife raised five children: Edna, Kitty, William, Robert G. and Leona. For Western Iron and Wire Company. (filed with Argentum)

Walker, Robert--Homes & haunts; Gates--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Three homes offered for sale by Central Realty. Three one-story houses, likely new, with fireplaces, no landscaping and a new unpaved road. (filed with Argentum)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Three homes under construction offered for sale by Central Realty. Large two-story house on left side. Central Realty was located at 1207 So. K St., in Tacoma's Hilltop area. (filed with Argentum)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Two new houses, 2404 and 2408 No. Alder, are featured along the quiet North End street. They are both two-story homes. The one on the left, 2404, has a porch supported by wooden pillars on top of a brick lower wall, brick chimney and large gable with four windows over the porch. It was occupied by Mrs. Alta Scott. The house on the right, 2408, has a porch extending across the front with wooden pillars supported on brick pillars. An extension on the second floor with four windows is over the porch. It was occupied by John G. Heinz. (WSHS)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;