African American Museum
African American Museum is a museum in Pierce, Washington. African American Museum is situated nearby to the theater building Rialto Theater, as well as near Urban Grace Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rialto Theater and Urban Grace Church.
Rialto Theater
Theater building
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The Rialto Theatre in Tacoma, Washington was built in 1918 to showcase movies. Its design reflects the affluence following World War I. It reflects the character of a palace and is the result of efforts by entrepreneur Henry T.
Urban Grace Church
Church
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Urban Grace Church, formerly First Baptist Church, was built in a Gothic Revival style in 1924 by Heath, Gove and Bell in Tacoma, Washington. The building's 53 rooms include an auditorium with 1,250 seats, a 500-seat banquet hall with stage, a kitchen, nursery room, small chapel, choir rooms, and the pastor's study. Urban Grace Church is situated 410 feet northwest of African American Museum.
Old City Hall Historic District
Historic site
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The Old City Hall Historic District is located on a bluff at the north end of Tacoma's business district, overlooking Commencement Bay. The Old City Hall and the Northern Pacific Office Building stabilize the northern boundary of the district and the Pantages Theatre/Jones Building just south of the district boundary, complements the Winthrop Hotel. Old City Hall Historic District is situated 990 feet north of African American Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Tacoma and Hilltop.
Downtown Tacoma
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Downtown is the central business district of Tacoma, Washington, United States, located in the inner Northeast section of the city. It is approximately bounded east-west by A Street and Tacoma Avenue, and north-south by South 7th Street and South 25th Street.
Hilltop
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The Hilltop Neighborhood is a historically diverse neighborhood in the Tacoma, Washington Central District. The National Register of Historic Places specifies the geographic area of Hilltop as located within the City of Tacoma and bounded on the east…
Tacoma
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Tacoma, a major port on the Puget Sound, is the third-largest city in Washington State, with about 220,000 residents. It has a dynamic art scene and a great ballet.
African American Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.25435° or 47° 15′ 16″ northLongitude
-122.44083° or 122° 26′ 27″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
84VV7H35+PMGeoNames ID
7716995
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