The William Ross Rust House is a house in

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, United States, built in 1905 for William Ross Rust, then President of the Tacoma Smelter and Refining Company. The house was designed by

Ambrose J. Russell Ambrose J. Russell (October 15, 1857 – March 6, 1938) was an architect in Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma, Washington (state), Washington. He was Scottish but born to parents on mission in the East Indies, in the town of Trivandram, India. He was ...

, who worked for Russell & Babcock with

Everett Phipps Babcock Everett Phipps Babcock (1874–1928) was an architect who worked in the U.S. states of Washington and California. Babcock worked with Ambrose J. Russell (1857–1938) in Tacoma, Washington on "distinguished residences in various styles".Lawren ...

, and was built by Charles Miller. Russell & Babcock also designed the

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. It was built of

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from the Wilkeson sandstone

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in Wilkeson, Washington. The building has a green, glazed terra cotta tile roof, 18 rooms, 4 baths, and 8 fireplaces. It was modeled after the John A. McCall Mansion in Monmouth County,

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(built in 1903, destroyed by fire in 1927). It was added to the

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on August 23, 1985.

References

External links

Biography of William Ross Rust (History Link)

List of National Register of Historic Places in Tacoma
- Landmarks Preservation Commission, Tacoma Economic Development Department (Dead link 2020-Aug-19)
Rust Mansion I
(Dead link 2017-Jan-13)
Rust Mansion II
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