historic preservation

Inventory

Welcome to the Tacoma Historic Property Database!

This database is designed to be a tool for property owners, investors, researchers and City employees to access the City’s historic properties inventory.

Most of the properties on this database are not listed on any register, but many are eligible.  These properties have been identified by the City during Cultural Resource Surveys between 1978 and 2004 as potentially historically significant.  For information regarding buildings that are already registered, please visit the Historic Preservation Resource Library at www.tacomaculture.org. 

Tips for Use:

  • Turn off any “pop up” blockers on your browser.  Pop-up blockers will interfere with the function of this site.
  • This database can be searched using either map tools, located at the top of the screen, or via text, using the fields on the left.
  • For more successful text searches, try searching in the broadest terms to gain the most results—for instance, if looking for the architecture firm “Heath and Gove”, try searching first with “Heath” alone, and narrow your search from there.
  • This information is intended to provide only a property summary.  Additional information can be gained by visiting the Tacoma Public Library or Tacoma Historical Society.
  • Please note that funding and time constraints limit the number of properties that are inventoried in this database.  Many historically significant properties are not yet recorded!

Credits: This information is provided free of charge to the public.  The information contained in this database is derived from surveys financed in part with Federal funds from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, administered by the Washington State Department of Community, Trade (CTED), and Community and Economic Development, the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP), and the City of Tacoma’s Historic Preservation Office.

Disclaimer:  Although the information contained in this database is provided in good faith, the City of Tacoma cannot guarantee the accuracy of individual property records.  Users are responsible for verifying information downloaded from this site.  Opinions expressed in the contents of this database do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the US Department of the Interior, CTED, DAHP or the City of Tacoma.

This program received Federal funds from the National Park Service.  Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in departmental Federally Assisted Programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, age or handicap.  Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility operated by a recipient of Federal assistance should write to:  Director, Equal Opportunity Program, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC 20240.

Questions regarding use or technical difficulties should be referred to:  Tacoma Economic Development Department, (253) 591-5200.

TacomaCulture.org is a service of the City of Tacoma.