Clemons House

Location: 418 18th Ave SE
Local register, South Capitol National Historic District

Clemons House 1939, Thurston County Assessor, Southwest Regional Archives

Clemons House today (2014), Photo by Deb Ross

This small bungalow with a somewhat unusual hipped roof was built for John and Della Clemons in 1919. Originally from Germany, John Clemons had a business in the Capitol Theater Annex called “John the Tailor.” The home is on the local register and in the South Capitol National Historic Neighborhood.

Olympia Heritage inventory

South Capitol National Historic Neighborhood

For more information, and a photograph of John Clemons at his shop, see the Residents section of this website.

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