Founded in 2000, the Job Carr Cabin Museum brings the history of Tacoma's settlement and growth to life through youth education, experiential learning for families, storytelling and a shared sense of place. The museum itself is housed in a replica of the first non-Native, permanent residence in Tacoma, built in 1865 by Union Army veteran Job Carr. Job Carr later served as Tacoma's first mayor, first postmaster, first notary public, and first justice of the peace.

We gratefully acknowledge that the Job Carr Cabin Museum, and Job Carr's original cabin, were both constructed on the traditional lands of the Puyallup people, where they make their home and speak the Lushootseed language.