1892 - 1893

Construction stops

Hotel is put on hold

Construction continued, on what was to become Stadium High School, throughout 1892. In 1893 there was a depression and construction was halted.

Other events occurred during these years:

In 1893, Tacoma's Old City Hall is constructed at S 7th Street and Pacific Avenue. The Italian Renaissance style building is designed by E. A. Hatherton of San Francisco and features pressed brickwork, terra cotta ornamentation, and a copper tiled roof. The stately, ornate building with its arched and bracketed clock tower reflects the civic pride and promise of Tacoma immediately before the nationwide economic crash in the spring of 1893.

The brick walls at the base of the structure are eight feet thick and were made with bricks brought as ballast on ships. The clock tower is freestanding and its walls tilt inward as they rise, to increase the sense of height. Hugh C. Wallace, future United States ambassador to France, donated the clock and chimes in 1905 in memory of his daughter.

(See Tacoma 1892-1893 )

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