Location: 402 Washington St NE Bergquist Millwork Building, 1954, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Bergquist Millwork building today (2013), photo by Deb Ross The Bergquist Millwork Building, erected in 1936, is…
Location: 936 Glass Ave NE Local register Bigelow-Bailey House, 1937, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Bigelow-Bailey House now (2013), photo by Deb Ross This pretty L-shaped house was built by the…
Location: 110 10th Ave SW Religious organizations; Local register Congregational Manse, 1954, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Congregational Manse now (2013), photo by Deb Ross Although unpretentious in style, the Congregational Manse…
Location: 903 Glass Ave NE Local register; Women’s History Curtiss House, 1939, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Curtiss House today (2013), photo by Deb Ross The Curtiss House on Glass Avenue,…
Location: 1628 Water St SW Local register; South Capitol National Historic District Dufault House, 1965, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Dufault House today (2013), photo by Matt Kennelly The Dufault House,…
Location: 1118 Olympia Ave NE Local register; Olympia Avenue Historic District; Women’s History Dunbar House, 1954, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Dunbar House now (2013), photo by Deb Ross The Dunbar…
Location: 331 Rogers St NW Local register Gilbert House, 1939, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Gilbert House now (2013), photo by Deb Ross This is another example of the modest but attractive…
Location: 421 4th Ave E Wohleb; Transportation; Religious institutions United Presbyterian Church, undated, courtesy of Westminster Presbyterian Goodyear tire building (2013), photo by Deb Ross United Presbyterian Church, now Westminster Presbyterian…
Location: 413 Quince St NE Local register Howell House, 1939, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Howell House today (2013), photo by Matt Kennelly The Howell House on Quince Street is an…
Location: 2732 Capitol Boulevard S Local register Israel House, 1936, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Israel House today (2013), photo by Matt Kennelly The George Israel House on Capitol Way is…
Location: 915 Legion Way SE Local register Jones House, 1939, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Jones House now (2013), photo by Deb Ross This well-preserved Pioneer style home was likely built…
Location: 512 4th Ave E Kincy Hardware building after the 1949 earthquake, William P. Conser photograph, courtesy of Washington State Historical Society Kincy Hardware building today (2013), photo by Matt Kennelly The…
President’s Message Spring 2013 Mark Foutch Olympia in Minor League Baseball Emmett O’Connell Origins of the Olympia Historical Society, Chapter 2 Mark Foutch Deb and Lanny’s Excellent Adventure Deborah Ross…
By Mark Derricott, former editor of the OHS Newsletter I recently re-read a couple of my favorite books: The Histories by Herodotus and Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov.Aside from realizing that I was much…
On a weekly basis, Members Lanny Weaver and Deb Ross catalogue the State Capital Museum collection now housed at the Washington State Historical Society (WSHS) in Tacoma. This project is…
By Mark Foutch, President Incorporation, Bylaws and Progress (If the exploratory and organizational meetings of 2001 could be considered “conception” and “birth,” then early in 2002 the Olympia Historical Society…
By Emmett O’Connell In 1903 John P. Fink, a newspaper man and promoter, had an idea for a baseball league. Fink seemed to be a jack-of-all-trades sort of promoter in…
By Mark Foutch, President It was ‘Standing Room Only” thanks especially to John Dodge’s great write-up in The Olympian, as we started off the year January 26 with a great…
Location: 223 19th Ave SW Local register; South Capitol National Historic District McArdle House 1939, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives McArdle House now (2013), photo by Deb Ross This handsome Foursquare House,…
Location: 1625 Water St SW Local register; South Capitol National Historic District Neuffer House 1936, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Neuffer House now (2013), photo by Deb Ross This large bungalow near…
Location: 113 Thurston St NE mid-Century modern No vintage photographs of this building have been scanned. If you have one to share, please contact us. Olympia Steam Plant building…
Location: 1617 Columbia St SW Local register; South Capitol National Historic District Parker/Mills House, 1937, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Parker/Mills House today (2013), photo by Matt Kennelly The Parker/Mills House…
Location: 1518 Columbia St SW Local register; South Capitol National Historic District Parr House, 1937, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Parr House now (2013), photo by Deb Ross This sturdy Foursquare style…
Location: 401 18th Ave SE Local register; South Capitol National Historic District Parrott/McIntosh House, 1939, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Parrott/McIntosh House today (2013), photo by Matt Kennelly This is a…
Location: 1803 Capitol Way S Local register; South Capitol National Historic District Porter House, 1939, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Porter House today (2013), photo by Deb Ross The Porter House…
Location: 1705 Capitol Way S Local register; South Capitol National Historic District No historic photograph has been located; if you have one we can scan, please contact us Ross…
Location: 1018 Olympia Ave NE Local register; Olympia Ave Historic District Sparks House 1939, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Sparks House now (2013), photo by Deb Ross This charming Victorian-style cottage…
Location: 407 4th Ave E Transportation Union Pacific Depot, 1925, courtesy of Washington State Historical Society Union Pacific Depot building today (2013), photo by Deb Ross The Union Pacific Depot building was…
Location: Southwest corner 9th and Franklin Religious institutions, Popular culture Unitarian Church, 1891, drawing by Edward Lange, from Olympia Tribune Souvenir Issue, Washington State Library Parking lot of First Baptist (2013), photo…
Location: 903 Rogers St NW Local register No vintage photographs of this building have been scanned. If you have one to share, please contact us. Westside Grocery building today…
Location: 2002 Capitol Way S Local register; National South Capitol Historic District Young House, 1936, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Young House now (2013), photo by Deb Ross This elegant Queen…
