Impressive Victorian Shingle Style Home
in Tacoma's North Slope District

This impressive Victorian Shingle Style home features a gracefully curved entry parlor, a fireplace in the living room, hardwood floors, original mill work and vintage wallpaper and fixtures. Many of the original windows have been restored, and the kitchen has been thoughtfully updated with vintage appliances and marmoleum flooring. A laundry room and bath off the kitchen provides easy access to the back yard.

Three spacious bedrooms are located upstairs along with a large bathroom with adjacent storage that could easily be reworked to create an en suite bath plus a hall bath. The unfinished basement features ample ceiling height, laundry, storage and a door to the back yard. The grounds include an English garden, a patio, planting areas, a detached one car garage and an adjacent two car parking pad off the alley.

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Tacoma’s North Slope is one of Washington State’s largest historic districts, consisting of more than 950 homes. Much of the neighborhood was built on a 166-acre farm owned at one time by Tacoma pioneer Job Carr. The Carr family sold the land for residential development in the 1880s, and the district experienced three distinct building booms from 1888-1893, 1902-1915 and 1919-1929. As a result, the neighborhood features a wide variety of architectural styles including Victorian, Craftsman, Tudor and American Foursquare.

Early North Slope residents of note included Washington State Governor Ernest Lister and a young Bing Crosby. The neighborhood provides easy access to 23-acre Wright Park, an eclectic mix of independently owned shops and restaurants, Stadium Thriftway, the medical center, public and private schools, the waterfront and the soon to be completed light rail extension.