1416 South 5th Street (1909)

This Craftsman house was built in 1909 by Carl Johnson, local carpenter and Swedish immigrant. Carl was a member of the Carpenters' Union the Local #70. His wife, Hannah, was from Waverly, Nebraska. This home built by Johnson was later purchased by the Gheri couple in 1971.

This Craftsman house was built in 1909 by Carl Johnson, immigrated from Sweden. Carl was a member of the Carpenters' Union Local #70. His wife, Hannah, was from Waverly, Nebraska. The couple were members of First Covenant Church. In 1917 Mrs. Augusta Gehri (widow of Adolph Gehri) purchased the residence. Mr. Gehri was a native of Switzerland and his wife was born in Germany. The Gehri family founded Gehri Sheetmetal Works in 1892. Their company provided metal work for Stadium High School, Lincoln Park High School, the Old Courthouse, and Armory, and St. Patrick's church. Augusta lived in the house until the late 1930s when her daughter, Margaret A. Gehri, took control of the property. Margaret was the treasurer and bookkeeper for Gehri Sheetmetal Works, and worked for the company from the time she graduated Stadium High until she retired at age 88. The house was sold after Ms. Gehri entered a nursing home in 1990. Ms. Gehri died in 1992.

A Walking Tour of the Wedge District. Tacoma, Wa. Historic Tacoma Press, 2009.