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Chester Thorne (1863-1927) lived in this picturesque, three-story residence c. 1900. Thorne became President of Tacoma's National Bank of Commerce (later to become the National Bank of Tacoma in 1913) at age 31and a leading businessman in the city, serving on the boards of Pacific Cold Storage Company, Pacific Alaska Navigation Company, Pacific Steamship Company, Alaska Coast Company, Tacoma General Hospital, Annie Wright Seminary, Rainier National Park Company, and Tacoma Savings Bank and Trust Company, and from 1920-1927 was a Board Member and President of the Port of Tacoma.

The house had a cross-gabled designed with numerous gabled dromers and an irregular fenestration. The projecting porch sheltered the front door.

PCAD id: 17382