The exterior of a new one-and one-half-story home with an attached one-car garage. Shingles were chosen for the exterior covering. A decorative brick chimney is seen on the front side of the roof. Ordered by Powell Construction Company.

Houses--Fircrest--1950-1960; Powell Construction Co. (Tacoma);

A view of the front of William H. and Neva A. Jarmon's brick home at Steilacoom Lake. The lake can be seen at the left. The one-story rambler has short brick columns and an iron railing outlining the front walk way. Concrete urns decorate the columns. Ordered by ABJ Builders.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Jarmon, William H.--Homes & haunts; ABJ Builders (Lakewood);

New homes by "Mountbrook Manor, Beautiful Ramblers". A new subdivision, Mountbrook Manor, consisted of one-story ramblers on wooded lots. This home has a large picture window broken into several panes by the front entry, brick facing around that window and the front door and an attached one-car garage. An octagonal window has been added towards the far end by the garage. Ordered by Lakewood Realty, Inc.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Lakewood Realty (Lakewood); Housing developments--Lakewood;

Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. This one story brick rambler, by Axel Wickstrom, has large windows and a chimney to the left of the front door. The small windows at ground level indicate a daylight basement. Steps lead to the front door stoop with its brick planter.

Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);

Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. This one story home with siding has a three pane picture window to the right of the front door. Jack Morrison

Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);

Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. Side view of a split level home design by L.K. Henton with an angled roof, higher in the front than the back. A chimney rises next to the back sliding door. The garage extends from the rear of the house. Address is unknown.

Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);

Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. This one story brick ranch with composition roof, by Ivan Anderson, has the attached garage to the left of the front door and the chimney to the right. Small windows lie on either side of the chimney and large picture windows grace the right of the house. The home has been lovingly landscaped.

Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);

Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. Mature trees define this ranch style home by Witherbee & Son. The home has a tile roof and brick wainscoting with stucco above. A wide driveway leads to the two car garage.

Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);

Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. This stone front, wood shake sided home by Glen Wentworth has a one car garage at the basement level. Stairs lead up to the front door.

Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);

New rambler in the Mountbrook Manor housing addition in the rapidly growing suburban community of Lakewood, for Lakewood Realty. This bathroom has tiled floor, half wall and counter tops. A fluted opaque glass panel separates the tub and toilet. Opaque privacy glass masks the bottom half of the window while revealing the outdoor view from the top half. Fluorescent lighting provides illumination at the large mirror over the single sink.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Bathrooms--Lakewood--1950-1960;

Exterior exposure of L.J. Caraway home at 9102 Gravelly Lake Dr. S.W. C. VanWagner was the contractor for this large ranch home with a two car garage.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Caraway, L.J.--Homes & haunts; C. VanWagner, Building Contractors (Tacoma);

New rambler in the Mountbrook Manor housing addition in the rapidly growing suburban community of Lakewood, for Lakewood Realty. Several bold geometrics compete for attention in this family room. A huge brick hearth and fireplace occupy one entire wall. Black and white checked tiling make for an easy clean floor. Floral furniture backs up to a wall covered with a large patterned wallpaper. Ruffled lampshades complete the look.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Dens--Lakewood--1950-1960; Living rooms--Lakewood--1950-1960; Wallpapers--1950-1960;

Installation of Duratile and modern folding doors at Mountbrook Manor, a new subdivision of one story ramblers in Lakewood. Folding doors separate the kitchen and the study from the living area. A dropped portion of the ceiling provides an area for hiding indirect lighting. Pattern embossed carpet completes the look.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Kitchens--Lakewood--1950-1960; Living rooms--Lakewood--1950-1960; Folding doors--Lakewood--1950-1960;

Installation of Duratile and modern folding doors at Mountbrook Manor, a new subdivision of one story ramblers in Lakewood. Folding doors separate the kitchen and the study from the living area. A dropped portion of the ceiling provides an area for hiding indirect lighting. Pattern embossed carpet completes the look. A large floral print wallpaper is used on the living room wall and continues into the hall. Big bold patterns in wallpapers, floors and textiles and the folding doors were fifties home interior fashion trends.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Kitchens--Lakewood--1950-1960; Living rooms--Lakewood--1950-1960; Folding doors--Lakewood--1950-1960; Wallpapers--1950-1960;

New rambler in the Mountbrook Manor housing addition in the rapidly growing suburban community of Lakewood, for Lakewood Realty. Bold floral wallpaper covers at least one wall in this bedroom, contrasting with the checked bedspread and patterned carpet. Built-in closets blend with the wood panelling.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Wallpapers--1950-1960; Bedrooms--Lakewood--1950-1960;

Exterior Bill Tietz' home in Narrowmoor, believed to be 1274 So. Fernside Dr. U-shaped house with three-car garage. For Tietz Construction Company.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tietz Construction Inc. (Lakewood); Tietz, Bill--Homes & haunts;

Tacoma School District No. 10, Central School. Vacant house at 5204 South J Street, windows broken and weeds in front yard. Two-story house with bay windows, horizontal shiplap and shingle siding; covered entry porch later addition. Home was photographed on August 2, 1952.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960;

March Construction Co. Exposure of street of homes at Lakeview Village, looking down curved street of new homes. One story wood homes with chimney and garage. The addition was advertised as having oil mat streets, oil heat, choice of color and style and roomy closets.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Neighborhoods--Lakewood--1950-1960; Real estate development--Lakewood--1950-1960;

Street of Homes, Lakeview Village. Ordered by March Construction Company. Lakeview, located near present South 106th and Lakeview streets in the city of Lakewood, was named by Thomas Prosch in 1876 for a small lake near the railroad station that was later filled in. The town obtained a Post Office in 1874 that continued until 1963.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Neighborhoods--Lakewood--1950-1960; Real estate development--Lakewood--1950-1960;

Landscaping project on Tietz Construction Company built home across the street from Bill Tietz residence, 1274 So. Fernside Dr., in Narrowmoor. Men working on rockery, dump truck parked nearby. For Seattle Landscaping Company.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tietz Construction Inc. (Lakewood);

A church is seen nearing the completion of construction in the Mountlake Terrace housing development. The roof and exterior coverings have been added and a cross has been placed on the peak of the roof. Piles of soil have not yet been smoothed around the base of the two-story building. Ordered by Phares Advertising Company.

Housing developments--Mountlake Terrace; Phares Advertising Co. (Seattle); Churches--Mountlake Terrace;

Model homes for sale are nestled side by side on a Tacoma hillside in the early 1950's. They all appear to be of the one-story rambler style variety with single car garages. Most apparently are constructed of brick and wood combinations. Photograph ordered by Phares Advertising, Seattle.

Model houses--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Phares Advertising Agency (Seattle);

Bids for the three houses at 5201, 5213, 5219 South K Street that would be removed to make way for Mann Elementary School were to be received by the Tacoma School District by October 29, 1951. Mann Elementary and opened in 1953. This early venacular style one-story house with hip roof, full front porch, and wood foundation was built in 1906 by R.C. Oeder. Ordered for Tacoma School District No. 10. (TNT, 10/14/1951, p.B-4)

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma School District No. 10 (Tacoma); Horace Mann School (Tacoma);

Houses in the "Keywest Builders" project in Olympia show several variations on a building plan. Color contrast has been used to provide individuality to the exterior of this one-story 1950's rambler where the same floor plan has been used in nearly every house. Ordered by W.A. Wollander, well-known Tacoma architect.

Houses--Olympia--1950-1960; Housing development--Olympia--1950-1960; Wollander, W.A.;

A model holds the door of one of the closets open in the bedroom of the model home at Mountlake Terrace, Seattle, on October 8, 1951. A stack of shelves is visible in the closet closest to her and a rod with shelves above is seen in the other wooden closet. Ordered by Phares Advertising Company.

Housing developments--Mountlake Terrace; Bedrooms--Mountlake Terrace--1950-1960; Closets--Mountlake Terrace; Phares Advertising Co. (Seattle); Model houses--Mountlake Terrace; Posing; Fashion models--Seattle; Neighborhoods--Mountlake Terrace;

A couple relax in the living room of the model home at Mountlake Terrace, Seattle, in a photograph dated October 8, 1951. The model home would sell for $5,999.00. Ordered by Phares Advertising Company.

Housing developments--Mountlake Terrace; Living rooms--Mountlake Terrace--1950-1960; Phares Advertising Co. (Seattle); Model houses--Mountlake Terrace; Posing; Fashion models--Seattle; Neighborhoods--Mountlake Terrace;

Anderson Apartments is located in a one story brick building near 96th and Pacific. Ordered by Holroyd Company.

Anderson Apartments (Parkland); Apartment houses--Parkland; Cement industries--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

A large coral area with small barn next to it and a house behind some trees is located near the Mountlake Terrace housing development. The low hills around the valley are covered with trees. The soil appears very dry and sandy. Ordered by Phares Advertising Company.

Housing developments--Mountlake Terrace; Phares Advertising Co. (Seattle); Corrals--Mountlake Terrace;

A view of the living room in Frank Kirste's new home in the Sunset Beach area of University Place. A large cabinet provides a walkway into the kitchen and separates the dining area from a hallway leading off to the left. A dining room table and hutch are seen against the printed wallpaper. A wing back chair stands next to the brick fireplace.

Living rooms--University Place--1950-1960; Kirste, Frank--Homes & haunts;

Clara R. (Mrs. Roy B.) Mayberry is shown sitting on her terrace in a chaise lounge. A fire burns in the outdoor fireplace and other patio furniture is shown. A decorative urn holds flowers at the edge of the covered terrace. The home was recently constructed by Tietz Construction in the Narrowmoor Addition and overlooked Puget Sound and the Narrows Bridge. (TNT, 9/14/1952, p.B-1)

Mayberry, Clara R.; Mayberry, Roy B.--Homes & haunts; Terraces--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tietz Construction Inc. (Lakewood);