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Job Carr Cabin Museum

Name: Job Carr Cabin Museum
Address: 2350 N 30th Street, Tacoma, WA, 98403, US
Telephone: +12536275405
Price range: Not applicable

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JCCM uses Job Carr's story to open the door to Tacoma's history for students and our community. We hope you'll visit us soon.

Job Carr Cabin Museum is housed in a replica of Tacoma's first permanent non-Native residence, on land that traditionally belonged to the Puyallup people. It was built in 2000, near the original site of Carr’s frontier home. Through our interactive living history museum and programming, we educate students and visitors about the people, industries, and events that shaped our neighborhood – and Tacoma as a whole. We aim to portray an accurate account of Tacoma’s non-Native settlement's history and its effects. If our regular hours don't work with your schedule, call the Cabin to set up a time that will. Admission is FREE, but we do accept donations! Make a donation at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/support-the-cabin

10/14/2026

in 1970, The News Tribune ran a feature article about Old Town Tacoma's Mt Tacoma Grocery. The story featured memories of the owners Mitch and Phil Bilanko.

Mt Tacoma Grocery was located at 2210 N 30th. It was the last of seven food stores that once shared a two-block area of Old Town with a dozen saloons. The store was a gathering place for Old Town's Croatian community and served the local fishing fleet from 1920 until the Bilanko family retired in 1978.

The News Tribune

10/13/2026

A new season of fall field trips begins at the cabin soon.

that we served over 2,000 students last school year? With both virtual and in-person options, 31 schools from Tacoma and beyond participated in FREE field trips with Job Carr Cabin Museum.

Teachers can book a visit at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/education-programs

10/12/2026

The Tide Flats, The Indian Reservation, The Foot Hills and Mount Tacoma

The Puyallup People have lived along the shore of the Puyallup River and in the foothills of Mount Tacoma for thousands of years. They traditionally spoke the Lushotseed language. The land and water provided everything they needed for food, shelter, clothing, and transportation.

In the 1850s, the Medicine Creek Treaty established the Puyallup Reservation near the Puyallup River. The treaties between the United States government and the tribes of Western Washington preserved the tribes' permanent right to hunt and fish in their traditional areas. The government, however, broke their promises in the treaties and later took more land from the Puyallup People. The Puyallup People are still here and they continue to care for this place.

Image published in Tacoma Illustrated, 1889

10/09/2026

For World Post Day, we love this postcard of Tacoma's main post office in the early 1900s.

The federal building housed the post office, customs house, federal courts, and other government offices. It still stands at 1102 A Street in Downtown Tacoma.

Image from the Tacoma Public Library archives, ca 1909.

10/07/2026

Looking for more music in Old Town?

Classical Tuesdays presents Mariachi Monarcas
Slavonian Hall
October 13, 7pm
https://classicaltuesdays.blogspot.com

The fabulous Mariachi Monarcas performing on violins, trumpets, vihuela, & guitarron bring alive the music of western Mexico (Jalisco), with a blend of indigenous, Spanish, and African music traditions. FREE all ages welcome!

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma El Mariachi Monarcas Slavonian American Benevolent Society

10/06/2026

Show your support for Job Carr Cabin Museum with limited edition beanies. These knit hats are the perfect fall accessory.
Order yours online at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/shop,
or stop by the Museum during open hours to get one today.

Job Carr Cabin Museum is open Fridays and Saturdays 10am-2pm.

10/05/2026

Teachers and Homeschool Parents - Join us for Educator Night at the Museum
Thursday 10/29, 6-8pm at Foss Waterway Seaport

Educator Night at the Museum is a free event for educators across the region. Gather, network and learn about the community resources available to you and your students from local nonprofits and educational organizations. Discover engaging, innovative, standards-based ways to bring the arts, social studies, science and other subjects into your classroom, or to bring your students out into the community!

Details and FREE registration at https://www.facebook.com/events/1389388494256885/

Foss Waterway Seaport

10/01/2026

Find us at Kaleidoscope on Saturday 10/3.

Kaleidoscope
Saturday, October 3
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tacoma Public Library, Main Branch
1102 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma
https://www.facebook.com/events/1082997164285605

Tacoma Arts Month celebrates its 25th Anniversary with Kaleidoscope. This free afternoon of gallery exhibitions, live performances, interactive art-making, and cultural programming is family-friendly and fully accessible. All are welcome. The Job Carr Cabin Museum team will be in the Olympic Room with fiber arts activities.
Tacoma Arts

09/30/2026

Have you ever wondered what Old Town Park looked like before it became a park? This photo was taken before the land was developed into the beloved community space where Job Carr Cabin Museum sits today.

As you can see, the landscape was frequently muddy from the overflow of Buckley Gulch. The large building across the field is Slavonian Hall, before construction of the Plancich Williams Buildings in 1998. Several residences are also visible nearby.

09/29/2026

View of Tacoma in Fall 1869

This photograph was taken by Anthony Carr near the location of the current Museum on N 30th Street looking east.

Trees are being cleared to make way for new buildings and wooden planks provide an alternative to walking through the mud. Job Carr's original log cabin is visible near the shoreline. A few ship masts can be seen in the distance docked at the Hanson and Ackerson lumber mill.

Address

2350 N 30th Street
Tacoma, WA
98403

Opening Hours

Friday	10am - 2pm
Saturday	10am - 2pm

Telephone

+12536275405

Website

http://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/

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