Pictured here is Olympia native and resident Elizabeth Ayer, the first female to graduate from the University of Washington architectural school. Ayer was responsible for several important homes in Olympia and elsewhere, including the Bridges-Goldberg House and Westhillsyde.
Jeffers studio, 1916, courtesy State Historical Society collection, Washington State Historical Society, catalogg C1948.64.85
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2022