Mansion Of Local Copper Baron For Sale, Ballroom Included

TACOMA, WA - They don't build them like this anymore. A home built by early Tacoma industrial tycoon William Rust is up for sale, giving you the opportunity to own a piece of Pierce County history. Rust got rich as a copper smelter in Tacoma in the late 19th Century, and left a lasting impression on the city - Ruston is named for him, and it's where his smelting plant was.

This home - Rust's second in Tacoma - has been on the market since 2015. Legend has it that Rust built the Yakima Avenue home after his son died in a different mansion he owned in Tacoma along I Street (known as Tacoma's "White House," it's on the National Register of Historical Places).

• Address: 521 N Yakima Ave, Tacoma, Washington
• Price: $1,700,000
• Square Feet: 11522
• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 6 Baths
• Built: 1913
• Features: Nominated as one of the most beautiful homes in Tacoma in 1920, almost a 100 years later, this Historic show piece will knock your socks off! William Rust had the money to build anything he wanted and no expense was spared in the building of this stunning mansion. From terrace to vestibule through mahogany doors into the grand foyer that opens to one of the most intricate staircases you will ever see graced by a wall of Tiffanyesque stained glass ... see attached suplements for more details.

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