Hotel Fife Owney tag

Hotel Fife · 1888-1897

Owney received this hotel check key tag from the Hotel Fife in Tacoma, Washington. The five-story hotel, built in 1888, was located on the northwest corner of 9th and Pacific and was torn down in 1925. William H. Fife, the hotel’s owner, was born in Ontario, Canada. He was an important figure in the early days of Tacoma, building the first general store and acting as the city’s first postmaster (1874-1882) and became one of the city’s most prosperous citizens.