Description
Spacious 5 Bedroom Home on Large, Private Lot
3,400+ sq.ft. 4 Bed, 2.5 Bath on 1.65 Acre Lot.
Living Rm, Family Rm, Rec Rm, Bonus Rm, Dining and Laundry Rm w/Utility Sink. Much More!
Open kitchen with granite, oak, concrete, stainless steel countertops, large pantry, Maytag double oven.
Skylights in kitchen and bathroom. Two patios and large deck w/gas BBQ hookup.
Shop/garage w/power & phone.
Wooded lot with fruit trees, fenced dog run, play area, parking for cars, RV, boat and more.
MLS # 28114239
Neigborhood Info
In 1890 the area was originally named "Lake Park" as a planned community by the Lake Park Land, Railway and Improvement Company which bought all the nearby land east of the lake. The development company built a rail line that ended at what is now 162nd and Park Avenue. Tourists would take the train, a run of about ten miles (ten miles being one "span", in rail slang) from Tacoma, while traveling to Mount Rainier. By the founding of Mount Rainier National Park in 1899, the tourist reference that the last train depot was a "span away" from Tacoma, stuck as the name of the area.
Alternate etymologies include one from Hudson's Bay Company records that refer to a place known to the Nisqually tribe as "Spanuch"/"Spanueh" in 1849, but it is unclear where that actually referred to. The Hudson's Bay Company did have sheep ranches in this area in the 1840s. Another alternative eymology, published by the Tacoma News Tribune in 1956 (July 15 edition) claimed that "yawanaps" was a "local Indian word" meaning "beautiful waters."
