TACOMA'S HISTORIC DISTRICT AND ALL THINGS OLD!

I work many of the Pierce County areas and I have always had an interest in homes and architecture of ALL styles, but I have a special appreciation for the “Grand Ol’ Victorian,” “Warm, Cottage Craftsman,” “Shotgun” and “North End Bungalow,” not to mention, our beautiful Neo-Classical homes. Our historic area is a wonderful mixture of eclectic history. The value of working with someone with a real love of the area in which you live is immeasurable.

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University level Track and field Coach. Retired from Real Estate in November of 2011. Agent for Windermere Professional Partners in Tacoma,Washington for 6 years. I specialize in the North End Historic District but, I love all kinds of architecture. I am also a Track Coach at Pacific Lutheran University.

Friday, September 29, 2006

Wow! Architecture in 1910 was so incredible compared to many of the structures that have gone up post 1950. This is an amazing house designed by renown architect Frederick Heath. Heath is responsible for the design of many of Tacoma's beautiful churches but most known locally for his work at Stadium High School and the bowl.

Aside from being solid as a rock, the attention to detail in the woodwork, staircase and pillared portico is phenomenal. Yes there are areas of the house that, over the years, have been compromised with ugliness from the appropriate era's fad. For example....what sense did it make to take a beautiful stained glass window out and replace it with glass brick. GLASS BRICK!!! But hey...that was very in at the time. Hopefully the new owners will take that glass brick out and restore it with stained glass. Lucky for us here in Tacoma, we have just the right resources for finding fabulous original and recreated, stained and leaded glass windows of all sizes.

This particular home has 4 second floor bedrooms, all with their own baths, a large third floor master suite and bath, a great kitchen, lower level mother-in-law suite with 2 bedrooms and separate entrance. Another great feature of this house is the media room, designed and created by present owners. I think my very favorite part of this house is the hand painted mural of the midwestern countryside in fall that adorns the dining room walls above the Santo Domingo mahogany wainscote. Hmm...did I spell that right?

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