# Proctor District

The shops, restaurants and Blue Mouse Theatre around North 26th and Proctor, on a street renamed in 1909 for the architect of the county courthouse.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/places/proctor-district/
Section: places
Area: Proctor
Published: 2026-11-06
Last fact check: 2026-11-06
Status: Not marked closed; check official information
Location: North Proctor Street around North 26th and North 27th
Official information: https://visitpiercecounty.com/regions/tacoma/proctor-district

North Proctor Street was Jefferson Street until 1909. That year the city renamed it for John Proctor, a local architect who had designed the county courthouse, Historic Tacoma says.

The neighborhood started in 1890, when developer Allen C. Mason platted the land between Puget Gulch and Point Defiance Park and built a streetcar line from downtown out to the park. In 1899 the line was rerouted to run up North 26th to Proctor.

## Now

It's a small run of shops and restaurants around North 26th and Proctor. The [Blue Mouse Theatre](https://tacomairl.com/places/blue-mouse-theatre/) is on Proctor, [Gardensphere](https://tacomairl.com/places/gardensphere/) is farther north on Proctor, and the [Proctor Farmers Market](https://tacomairl.com/places/proctor-farmers-market/) sets up on North 27th on Saturdays.

## Sources

- [Visit Tacoma-Pierce County: Proctor District (streets, shops, Blue Mouse, Saturday market)](https://visitpiercecounty.com/regions/tacoma/proctor-district)
- [Historic Tacoma on Clio: Proctor neighborhood history (Jefferson Street rename, John Proctor, Mason streetcar)](https://theclio.com/entry/179790)