Fleming-Longaker House

Location: 3140 Maringo Rd SE
local register

Fleming-Longaker House, 1957, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives

Fleming-Longaker House today (2013), Photo by Deb Ross

This outstanding Spanish Colonial style house was built about 1932 for Dr. Berton and Anna Fleming. It was the longtime home of Birdie Kegley Longaker, the widow of Dr. Francis Longaker a former mayor of Olympia. It has been meticulously preserved, including its notable landscape features. The home is on the local register.

Thank you to Sue Goff for information about the ownership of the home.

Olympia Heritage inventory

Little Rock logging by Clark Kinsey – 3/16/2025
Looking Back’s theme for 2025 features Thurston County area photographers, artists, and their subjects. Clark Kinsey was one of three brothers who documented the logging and lumber industry in the late 19th and early 20th century. Although he was not from Thurston County, he and his family spent several seasons in Grays Harbor, Mason, and…
March 16, 2025
Edna Rogers – 3-9-25
Looking Back’s theme for 2025 features Thurston County area photographers, artists, and their subjects. Adelbert D. (A.D.) Rogers was a prolific Olympia-based photographer. His primary subjects were portraits, including this portrait of his daughter Edna, from around 1884. Photograph selected and captioned by Deborah Ross on behalf of the Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House…
March 9, 2025
A.D. Rogers – 3/2/25
Looking Back’s theme for 2025 features Thurston County area photographers, artists, and their subjects. Adelbert D. (A.D.) Rogers was a prolific Olympia-based photographer. His primary subjects were portraits, including this self-portrait from around 1890. Among many other subjects over the years, A.D. Rogers was commissioned to take the photographic portraits of nearly every member of…
March 2, 2025