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| Title | Chamber of Commerce building (Tacoma, Wash.), side elevation |
| Architectural Firm Name | Darmer & Farrell |
| Architects | Darmer, Carl August, 1858-
Farrell, William |
| Client | Tacoma Chamber of Commerce |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1885 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Ink with watercolor on drafting cloth: 53 x 76 cm. |
| Building Street Address | Pacific Ave. SE corner of 12th St. |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma |
| Purpose | Working drawings
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| Representation | Elevations
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| Descriptive Notes | Handwritten above drawing:
Side elevation
Scale: 1/4" to 1' |
| Building Style | Classical Revival
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| Building Notes | Organized in 1884, the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce Company authorized the purchase of two lots on the corner of Pacific Avenue and South 12th Street for the construction of a commerce building that same year. In May of 1885 a committee was chosen to oversee the project, the newly formed Darmer & Ferrell chosen as the architects, and the building was completed the following November. This building is no longer standing. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Elevations |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Tacoma Chamber of Commerce--Buildings--Designs and plans; Commercial buildings--Washington (State)--Tacoma--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0144
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| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | C. August Darmer Architecture Collection. C56 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing in RGB at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006. |
