1841 E Sherman St, Tacoma
$500,000
4 Beds
2.25 Baths
2,100 Total Sq Ft, 1,722 Finished
9,750 Sq Ft Lot
Open House: Saturday, March 15th, 10 am-12 pm
Home: Surrounded by a large, fenced garden where eucalyptus, a star magnolia, and lilacs grow, this Craftsman in Tacoma’s Eastside offers 3 levels of living space. People who love sunlight streaming onto wood floors, who appreciate a Craftsman colonnade with built-in bookcases, who vow to preserve and maintain the board-and-batten paneling topped by plate rail trim (and maybe even to display various and sundry heirlooms there) are encouraged to make friends with this 103-year-old home. Perhaps you’d like to meet.
Original millwork, fir floors, built-ins, and a window seat retain Craftsman character in the living and dining rooms, while recent updates to baths, roof, exterior paint, flooring and more maintain comfort and practicality. A spacious kitchen opens to a deck with steps to the patio for outdoor dining, for reading in the shade, for making those long phone calls to a friend who might as well come stay a while—there’s plenty of space, after all.
Follow a path to the garden studio, wrapped by its own covered porch, insulated, wired, and ready for creative use. Enjoy plantings that bring beauty in each season—a camellia in late winter, flowering currant and dogwood in spring, Japanese maples, hydrangeas, a smoke tree, and ornamental grasses all summer. Store tools in the shed and let pets roam the back yard in freedom.
The finished basement offers flexible living space, a laundry room, storage areas, a 3/4 bath, patio access, and ADU potential.
Notable Updates:
2025
Refresh of the main floor full bath including a new tub, vanity, and lights
New tile backsplash in kitchen
New flooring in 2nd floor 1/2 bath
Original millwork and wood floor cleaned and clear-coated
New carpet
New cadet heaters
New LVP in the laundry room
2021 - Painted the exterior
2020 - New roof
2019 - Basement refresh
2018 - Built the Garden Studio & added the patio
Preinspection: A recent seller-procured home inspection is completed and attached to the seller’s disclosure. Available upon request.
Community: When the homeowners talk about this location, they note the quiet, dead-end street, the view out to the Port of Tacoma and the Olympics from upstairs, and how valuable it is to live near parks like the 373-acre Swan Creek Park with its forest, stream, hiking and biking trails, and fenced dog park. It’s easy to head out for a quick bite at a pub in the growing McKinley District, for Vietnamese food in the Lincoln District, or dim sum at Harbor City over on Pacific Ave.
The thing about Tacoma is no matter what neighborhood you live in it’s hard to find a spot more than 15 minutes away. Here, in this home set in the Eastside, it takes 7 minutes by car to reach the Lincoln International District, 10 minutes to reach Wright Park, a little more to land in the heart of the 6th Ave District, 15 to arrive in Proctor or all the way across town at Titlow beach. McKinley with its coffee shops, iconic Tacoma bars, and a beautiful little brick public library is just 1 mile away. Drive about 5 minutes for happy hour or a dinner date at Stanley & Seaforts. Heading out of town? The Tacoma Dome Station is just over 2 miles from the door with Sounder, Link, Amtrak, bus and Park & Ride services. Even closer, you’ll find a school and parks within half a mile of home.
Continue on for the video tour, photos, details, and a more thorough neighborhood introduction including our list of 20 favorite local destinations and services nearby.
Main Floor
Entry
Living Room
Dining Room
Kitchen with Deck Access
Bedroom
Full Bath
2nd Floor
3 Bedrooms
1/2 Bath
Landing with Laundry Chute & Built-in Linen Storage
Attic Access
Finished Basement
Rec Room with Patio Access
3/4 Bath
Laundry Room
Storage Space
Additional Living Space
ADU Potential
Garden & Outbuildings
Multi-Level Deck
Patio
Covered Front Porch
Garden Studio
Storage Shed
Fully Fenced Front & Back Yard
Lawn & Mature Landscaping
Alley Access
Location - The Eastside
A view from the 2nd floor bedroom shows the Port of Tacoma in the distance and glimpses of the Olympic Mountains beyond.
Meet a friend at Lux just 3 minutes away on McKinley for coffee in a spot with character. Don’t miss the mural on the side!
Set in the Eastside of Tacoma, this is a home with neighborhood parks and schools just blocks away, a home where you can easily reach community centers, off-leash dog parks, and restaurants serving everything from pub far to dim sum after just a few minutes in the car. Near Portland Avenue Park and Roosevelt Elementary, this home is set just a mile from the McKinley District, and a little over 2 miles from the Lincoln International District. The Tacoma Dome Station where transportation services are ready to take you across Tacoma or out of it is less than 10 minutes away; catch a Sounder north to Seattle or hop on the Amtrak for a weekend trip south to Portland. Pick up groceries at B&A International Foods less than a mile away, or at one of two Safeways within a 10-minute drive by car.
The Lincoln District, with its Asian grocery markets and beloved Vietnamese restaurants is under 10 minutes from home.
McKinley Hill is where you head for prawn tacos at the Top of Tacoma, for tots and burgers at Dusty’s Hideaway, for an Americano and locally made pastry at Lux, or a mocha served in a handmade ceramic mug at Beware Coffee. Wander into Mottet library to browse the shelves or pick up a hold. Make a date at Stanley & Seaforts, a favorite Tacoma happy hour spot famous for its views out over downtown and the port. But the Eastside is more than McKinley, of course!
Pub fare at The Top includes prawn tacos, sheet tray nachos, and weekend brunch.
Head to Swan Creek Park for forested trails, a community garden, and an off-leash dog park, or get in the pool with its lazy river and 160-foot water slide at Stewart Heights Park. Make friends with the nearby Eastside Community Center because this neighborhood is more than a group of houses and businesses; it really is a community where you can delve in, build connections, and find a more true sense of home.
Get to know Tacoma’s Eastside better in our Neighborhood Guide.
And take a look at our list of 20 local destinations to get an even better idea of where this home and neighborhood fit in the wider community.
20 FAVORITE LOCAL DESTINATIONS & SERVICES WITHIN 2.5 Miles
A neighborhood just isn’t complete without a library. The Mottet Branch is just over a mile from home.
(Travel times here are calculated for travel by car.)
Dining, Drinks & Treats
Beware Coffee: 1 mile, 3 minutes
Top of Tacoma: 1.1 miles, 3 minutes
Lux Coffee: 1 mile, 3 minutes
Dusty’s Hideaway: 1.2 miles, 4 minutes
Teresita’s Mexican Bakery: 1.3 miles, 4 minutes
El Antojo: 1.4 miles, 5 minutes
Vien Dong: 2.5 miles, 8 minutes
Let’s round it out with one more friendly cafe. We cross town for coffee at Beware in McKinley.
Parks & Schools
Roosevelt Elementary School: 0.2 miles, 2 minutes
Portland Avenue Park: 0.5 miles, 2 minutes
Roosevelt Park Disc Golf Course: 0.3 miles, 2 minutes
Roger’s Playfield & Off-Leash Dog Park: 1 mile, 3 minutes
Swan Creek Park: 0.9 miles, 3 minutes
McKinley Park: 1.6 miles, 5 minutes
First Creek Middle School: 1.8 miles, 6 minutes
Community & Activities
Asia Pacific Cultural Center: 0.5 miles, 2 minutes
Mottet Branch Tacoma Public Library: 1.1 miles, 4 minutes
Emerald Queen Casino: 1.2 miles, 4 minutes
Tacoma Dome: 1.8 miles, 5 minutes
Eastside Community Center & Pool: 2.1 miles, 6 minutes
Transportation
Tacoma Dome Station: 2.2 miles, 8 minutes
Living Room
Welcome in. As soon as you cross the threshold from the covered front porch, the Craftsman woodwork will draw your eye. Living room windows face south and west for beautiful light into the evening and the original millwork and fir floors shine after their recent cleaning and clear coat. So often a home that could once be called a Craftsman has nothing of the original character intact. The decision by every inhabitant of this home to preserve and maintain these architectural elements is invaluable—once they’re gone, we can’t get them back!
Dining Room
An original colonnade with built-in bookcases connects the living and dining rooms. Craftsman millwork continues in the dining room with its window seat and board-and-batten wainscot topped by plate rail trim.
Kitchen
The kitchen is complete with a full set of stainless appliances, tile floor, and a new tile backsplash. For pantry space, open the pocket door to the stairwell to reveal shelving on the left and right.
The back door opens directly to the deck for outdoor dining, and makes it easy for pets to come and go from the fenced back yard.
Main Floor Full Bath
The main floor full bath—directly accessible from the kitchen and the main floor bedroom—includes a new tub, new vanity, and new lighting.
Main Floor Bedroom
Set in the front SE corner of the home, this main floor bedroom connects to the full bath for convenience.
Three 2nd Floor Bedrooms
All three upstairs bedrooms feature brand new carpet. The back bedroom offers views of the Port of Tacoma, Commencement Bay, and the Olympic Mountains in the distance.
2nd Floor 1/2 Bath
You’ll find a convenient half bath with new Marmoleum flooring set just outside the bedrooms on the landing.
Finished Basement Living Space
Take the stairs from the kitchen to visit the finished basement refreshed in 2019. An open living space offers flexibility of use. Set up a 2nd living room, a 5th bedroom, a rec room, an exercise area, creative studio, or consider making this basement into an ADU.
The back door opens to a paved path that slopes up to the patio in the fenced back yard.
Laundry Room
The laundry room includes brand new LVP flooring, a washer and dryer set, a clothes folding counter, storage cabinets, the electrical panel, and a pet door to the back yard.
3/4 Bath
Find the 3/4 bathroom in the basement hall just outside the laundry room. The tiled shower offers a built-in seat and a handrail for stepping in.
Storage/Additional Space
Notice the wooden baseboard, window, and door trim all throughout the basement. You’ll find a utility room for the water heater, and two extra rooms where you can tuck seasonal items out of the way, or get creative with use of space.
Garden Studio
Follow the path from the deck to the garden studio. Ordered from Canada and built in 2018, this outbuilding is insulated and wired and the windows open for fresh air when it’s warm out. A water source stands just outside the door.
Open the screen door to the garden studio's covered, wraparound porch, then come take a look at the insulated interior with its overhead lighting and outlet for equipment or a space heater when working out here in the cold season.
Grounds, Toolshed, Deck & Patio
This 9,750 sq ft lot is fully fenced, with fencing separating the front and back yards which is especially convenient for life with pets. The garden is planted with a variety of trees and shrubs including a tall eucalyptus tree, a young star magnolia, Japanese maples, hydrangeas, a smoke tree, dogwood, quince, flowering currant, a camellia, and more.
“I love our outdoor space with its fully fenced yard, dog doors, lovely plants, a nice deck and patio.”
Added in 2018, the patio expands the outdoor dining, lounge, and entertaining options. A couple of steps and a gently sloping path take you down from the patio to the back door. Along with the garden studio, this big back yard incudes a toolshed for storing the lawnmower and gardening supplies.
More Information From the Listing Agent
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And feel free to call or text me, Michael Duggan, at 253-226-2787. I’ll be happy to answer your questions about this property, or talk with you about Tacoma and the local real estate market in general.
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