Location: 216 9th Ave SE
Local Register; Diversity: Jewish heritage
 Bettman-Oppenheimer House about 1983, courtesy Washington State Archives, Olympia Planning Department collection |
Bettman-Oppenheimer House today (2010) photograph by Deb Ross |
The Bettman-Oppenheimer House was built by local merchant Louis Bettman as a wedding gift to his daughter Belle Bettman. The elaborate Queen Anne style was built in 1890 and located in a neighborhood just to the south of Sylvester Park. At the time this neighborhood was the home of several prominent citizens. This is one of the few remaining, and has been extensively remodeled and its exterior well preserved. It is on the local register. The mercantile Bettman family is linked to other Where Are We? locations, including the Bettman’s first Store, the Bettman’s second store, and the Bettman Block. At one time, Louis Bettman also had a house next door to this one, which the family lived in after the Bettmans razed their home on Fourth Avenue to build the Bettman Block. This second house no longer exists; an unscanned image of it exists in the Washington State Historical Society’s Research Center.
Additional links:
Washington State Historical Society photograph, enter the following catalog number in collection search box: C1964.26.4.11.1
For additional information on the Bettman family, see the Residents section of this website.
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