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 HB1211212 Theatre, North Front
|  HB1211213 Jones Building, West (entrance) Side
|  HB1211214 Theatre, North Front And Jones Building West Side
|  HB1211215 South And East Sides, Taken From Southeast
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 HB1211216 Stage Front And Proscenium Arch, Interior
|  HB1211217 Soffit Of Proscenium Arch, Interior
|  HB1211218 Detail Of Proscenium Arch Cartouche, Interior
|  HB1211219 Detail Of Right Corner Of Proscenium Arch And Fluted Column Capital, Interior
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 HB1211220 Detail Of Central Portion Of Stage Right Proscenium Arch And Fluted Column, Interior
|  HB1211221 Detail Of Lower Portion Of Stage Right Proscenium Arch And Fluted Column Base, Interior
|  HB1211222 Photocopy Of Drawing (original In The Possession Of Richard F
|  HB1211223 Photocopy Of Drawing (original In The Possession Of Richard F
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 HB1211224 Photocopy Of Drawing (original In The Possession Of Richard F
|  HB1211225 Photocopy Of Drawing (original In The Possession Of Richard F
|  HB1211226 Photocopy Of Drawing (original In The Possession Of Richard F
|  HB1211227 Photocopy Of Drawing (original In The Possession Of Richard F
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 HB1211228 Photocopy Of Drawing (original In The Possession Of Richard F
|  HB1211229 Photocopy Of Drawing (original In The Possession Of Richard F
|  HB1211230 Photocopy Of Drawing (original In The Possession Of Richard F
|  HB1211231 Photocopy Of Drawing (original In The Possession Of Richard F
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 HB1211232 Photocopy Of Drawing (original In The Possession Of Richard F
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Item Title
Location901-909 Broadway,
Tacoma, WA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS WA-151
Building/structure dates:
1918 initial construction
Significance: The site on which the building was constructed has particular importance in the history of Tacoma commerce. William Jones, who commissioned the project, was a key figure in the development of the shipping industry and wheat trade in the northwest. The building represents the earliest extant example of the architect B. Marcus Priteca's numerous theater-office building designs for the vaudeville magnate Alexander Pantages.
Subjects
Business EnterprisesTheatrical ProductionsOffice Buildings
Related Names
Priteca, Mareus B.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. THEATRE, NORTH FRONT
2. JONES BUILDING, WEST (ENTRANCE) SIDE
3. THEATRE, NORTH FRONT AND JONES BUILDING WEST SIDE
4. SOUTH AND EAST SIDES, TAKEN FROM SOUTHEAST
5. STAGE FRONT AND PROSCENIUM ARCH, INTERIOR
6. SOFFIT OF PROSCENIUM ARCH, INTERIOR
7. DETAIL OF PROSCENIUM ARCH CARTOUCHE, INTERIOR
8. DETAIL OF RIGHT CORNER OF PROSCENIUM ARCH AND FLUTED COLUMN CAPITAL, INTERIOR
9. DETAIL OF CENTRAL PORTION OF STAGE RIGHT PROSCENIUM ARCH AND FLUTED COLUMN, INTERIOR
10. DETAIL OF LOWER PORTION OF STAGE RIGHT PROSCENIUM ARCH AND FLUTED COLUMN BASE, INTERIOR
11. Photocopy of drawing (Original in the possession of Richard F. McCann, F.A.I.A., Seattle, WA) B.Marcus Priteca, Architect, Date unknown THEATRE, NORTH FRONT ELEVATION (Negative is 4' x 5')
12. Photocopy of drawing (Original in the possession of Richard F. McCann, F.A.I.A., Seattle, WA) B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, Date unknown JONES BUILDING, WEST SIDE ELEVATION (Negative is 4' x 5')
13. Photocopy of drawing (Original in the possession of Richard F. McCann, F.A.I.A., Seattle, WA) B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, Date unknown EAST SIDE ELEVATION (Negative is 4' x 5')
14. Photocopy of drawing (Original in the possession of Richard F. McCann, F.A.I.A., Seattle, WA) B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, Date unknown THEATRE, LONGITUDINAL SECTION (Negative is 4' x 5')
15. Photocopy of drawing (Original in the possession of Richard F. McCann, F.A.I.A., Seattle, WA) B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, Date unknown THEATRE, TRANSVERSE SECTION OF STAGE AREA AND PROSCENIUM ARCH (4' x 5' neg
16. Photocopy of drawing (Original in the possession of Richard F. McCann, F.A.I.A., Seattle, WA) B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, Date unknown SUB-BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN (Negative is 4' x 5')
17. Photocopy of drawing (Original in the possession of Richard F. McCann, F.A.I.A., Seattle, WA) B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, Date unknown FLOOR PLAN OF EAST-SIDE STREET LEVEL (Negative is 4' x 5')
18. Photocopy of drawing (Original in the possession of Richard F. McCann, F.A.I.A., Seattle, WA) B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, Date unknown JONES BUILDING, FLOOR PLAN OF FIFTH FLOOR (TYPICAL FLOOR) (4' x 5' neg.)
19. Photocopy of drawing (Original in the possession of Richard F. McCann, F.A.I.A., Seattle, WA) B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, Date unknown THEATRE, FLOOR PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR (Negative is 4' x 5')
20. Photocopy of drawing (Original in the possession of Richard F. McCann, F.A.I.A., Seattle, WA) B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, Date unknown THEATRE, FLOOR PLAN OF BALCONY LEVEL (Negative is 4' x 5')
21. Photocopy of drawing (Original in the possession of Richard F. McCann, F.A.I.A., Seattle, WA) B. Marcus Priteca, Architect, Date unknown THEATRE, DECORATIVE ELEMENTS FOR CEILINGS (Negative is 4' x 5')
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