Old City Hall Historic District

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.

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old City Hall and Working Waterfront Maritime Museum.

Old City Hall

Town hall

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The Old City Hall is a five-story building in Tacoma, Washington that served as the city hall in the early 20th century. The building features a ten-story clocktower on the southeast corner, facing the intersection of Pacific Avenue and S 7th Street.

Working Waterfront Maritime Museum

Museum

The Working Waterfront Maritime Museum is a Maritime Museum located in Tacoma, Washington, USA. The museum sits on the Thea Foss Waterway. Along with the Discovery Wharf Children's Activity Area, the WWMM is a part of the Foss Waterway Seaport, a 501c3 non-profit organization founded in 1996. Working Waterfront Maritime Museum is situated 660 feet northeast of Old City Hall Historic District.

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. Rialto Theater is situated 900 feet southwest of Old City Hall Historic District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Tacoma and Hilltop.

Downtown Tacoma

Quarter

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

Quarter

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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.

Old City Hall Historic District

Type: Historic site
Description: historic district in Tacoma, Washington
Categories: historic district, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.25687° or 47° 15′ 25″ north

Longitude

-122.43935° or 122° 26′ 22″ west

Open location code

84VV7H46+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 453545696

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=historic_district

Wikidata ID

Q24969413

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Notable Places Nearby

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