April 4, 2022

Charles Burmeister – 4/3/22

Looking Back - Images from the Sunday OlympianBy Olympia Historical Society April 4, 2022

Charles Burmeister was a well-known Olympia saloon keeper for decades. He first operated an establishment on Fourth Avenue (pictured in our July 26, 2020, Looking Back feature). He later moved to the corner of Third and Main, now State Avenue and Capitol Way. Photograph selected and captioned by Deborah Ross on behalf of the Olympia…

Rogers Street Historic District

Locations after MBy Olympia Historical Society April 4, 2022

The Rogers Street Historic District was created by resolution of the Heritage Commission, approved by the Olympia City Council. This small district was created to showcase a few of the Tumwater Lumber Mills homes along this and nearby streets. Link below for the Staff report describing the District. Several of the homes are individually listed…