Washington State Historical Society

Posted by Carol Miller

Downtown Tacoma has a lot of history in its old buildings with each one telling a story. This is a picture of the “Washington State Historical Society” built in 1909 on Stadium Way. The original building cost $25,000 and then in 1973 a new wing was added to the facility. In 1996 the Society opened the new Washington Sate History Museum next to the restored Union Station downtown. When I drive by the original building I always wonder if it is vacant. I guess I need to investigate to answer my question unless someone out there knows the answer!

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2 Responses to “Washington State Historical Society”

  1. Abigail Azote says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 10:20 am

    Hi, Carol.

    The building houses the Washington State History Research Center. Among other things, it is where the permanent collection of the Washington State Historical Society is kept and cared for.

    You can find out more about the Research Center here: http://www.washingtonhistory.org/wshs/research/index.htm

  2. Larry Cragun says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 11:12 am

    Cool

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