Location: Southwest corner Adams and 5th Religious institutions, Women’s history; Diversity: Scandinavians Gloria Dei Lutheran, 1949, Courtesy of Gloria Dei Lutheran church Former site of Gloria Dei Lutheran today (2013), photo by Matt Kennelly Astute visitors to this website may recognize the building at above left as the original First Presbyterian Church building. This building was one of…
Location: Northwest corner Adams and 5th Religious institutions First Methodist, around 1903, First United Methodist Church of Olympia Former site of First Methodist today (2013), photo by Deb Ross Another example of a “paved Paradise” in downtown Olympia. The congregation of the First Methodist Episcopal church outgrew its first building just north of here in the early 1890s…
Location: 901 Olympia Ave NE Local register, Olympia Avenue Historic District, Women’s history Ruddell House 1965, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives Ruddell House today (2012), photo by Matt Kennelly The Ruddell House at the corner of Olympia Avenue and Pear Street is the southern anchor of the influence of the matriarchal White family in this…
