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    Historic Tacoma
    Bricks, an elevator fly wheel, a fire hose reel, and an elevator operator controller are some of the 450 artifacts left over after the 1891 Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma was demolished in 2009. (ARTIFACT PHOTOS COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA / LUZON BUILDING FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    What's Left of Luzon? Report keeps tabs on...
    By Todd Matthews • February 22, 2012 12:00 am

    It can be difficult to find evidence of the historic Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma. Designed by famed Chicago architects…

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    Downtown Tacoma's Old City Hall. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Transient linked to Old City Hall fire
    By Todd Matthews • January 6, 2012 12:00 am

    A transient trying to find shelter and warmth on New Year’s Eve is suspected of being linked to a fire…

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    Applicants sought for Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission
    Applicants sought for Pierce County Landmarks and Historic...
    May 18, 2011 12:00 am

    Applicants sought for Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission Applications are being accepted to fill six positions on the…

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    6 Tacoma schools added to historic register
    6 Tacoma schools added to historic register
    By Todd Matthews • December 8, 2010 12:00 am

    Six Tacoma schools built between 1911 and 1951 will join Stadium High School, Lincoln High School and Washington Hoyt Elementary…

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    Tacoma City Council to vote on 6 historic school nominations
    Tacoma City Council to vote on 6 historic...
    By Todd Matthews • December 2, 2010 12:00 am

    Six Tacoma schools built between 1911 and 1952 may soon join Stadium High School, Lincoln High School and Washington Hoyt…

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    Public hearing Oct. 27 for 6 historic school nominations
    Public hearing Oct. 27 for 6 historic school...
    October 18, 2010 12:00 am

    Six Tacoma schools built between 1911 and 1952 may soon join Stadium High School, Lincoln High School and Washington Hoyt…

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    6 Tacoma schools move closer to historic landmark status
    6 Tacoma schools move closer to historic landmark...
    By Todd Matthews • September 22, 2010 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation is scheduled today to review a multiple-listing nomination to place six schools on the…

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    6 Tacoma schools headed for historic register
    6 Tacoma schools headed for historic register
    By Todd Matthews • July 26, 2010 12:00 am

    The Tacoma School Board voted unanimously July 22 to add six of its schools to Tacoma’s register of historic places….

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    (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    Wedge Historic District issue reaches City Council July...
    By Todd Matthews • July 19, 2010 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council will hold a public hearing Tues., July 20 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall to take comment…

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    (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    Wedge Historic District issue reaches City Council July...
    By Todd Matthews • July 19, 2010 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council will hold a public hearing Tues., July 20 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall to take comment…

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    Oakland Alternative High School in Tacoma's South End was built in 1912 by architects Frederick Heath and George Gove. It is one of more than two-dozen pre-1960s school buildings owned by Tacoma Public Schools that could be eligible for the City of Tacoma's register of historic places. (PHOTO COURTESY SHARON WINTERS / HISTORIC TACOMA)
    Tacoma's historic schools inventory nears completion
    April 23, 2010 12:00 am

    Historic Tacoma announced Thursday its “Preserving Tacoma’s Historic Schools” project, a collaboration between Historic Tacoma and Tacoma Public Schools, is…

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    Curran House in University Place. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON TRUST)
    National Trust for Historic Preservation grant will fund...
    February 24, 2010 12:00 am

    Historic Tacoma announced Tuesday the University Place Historical Society has received funding and support for the rehabilitation of the 1952…

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    "Burnham & Root Uprooted" by Lynn DiNino will be part of an art show Dec. 17 benefitting Historic Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TOM HOLT)
    Luzon art show, fund-raiser to benefit Historic Tacoma
    December 16, 2009 12:00 am

    An art show memorializing the demolished Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma and benefitting Historic Tacoma will open Thurs., Dec. 17…

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