Quist House

Location: 1512 State St NE
Diversity: Scandinavians

Quist House, 1939, photo from Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives

Quist House today (2010), photo by Deborah Ross

The Quist House was built about 1908 and is a well preserved example of the pleasant Craftsman style working person’s home that was common in Olympia around the turn of the 20th century. Owners included Will Steele and later Washington Veneer millworker Andrew Quist. Mr. Quist was born in Finland, one of the many Scandinavian workers at Washington and Olympia Veneer in early 20th century Olympia.

For more information follow these links:

Olympia heritage inventory

Washington State Historical Society (enter the following catalog numbers in Collections Search box): C1964.26.4.13.7

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