Kevin House

Location: 2009 Columbia St SW
Local register; South Capitol National Historic Neighborhood

Kevin House, 1939, Thurston County Assessor, Southwest Regional Archives

Kevin House today (2013), photo by Marisa Merkel

The Mission style Kevin House was built in 1928, the same year as the nearby Kevin-Cammarano house. Like that house, it was built by Copeland Lumber Company. The small cottage was built for the Kevins’ daughter. It is on the local register and located in the South Capitol National Historic Neighborhood.

Olympia Heritage inventory

South Capitol National Historic Neighborhood

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