Munson House

Location: 2112 Capitol Way S
Local register; South Capitol National Historic Neighborhood

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

Munson House today (2014), photo by Deb Ross

The Munson House was built in 1924 by the Munson family. Fred G. Munson was a member of a prominent Olympia pioneer family (see Munson store). He owned a drug store downtown.

This English revival home is on the local register as well as located in the South Capitol National Historic District.

Additional resources:

Olympia Heritage inventory

South Capitol National Historic District listing

For more information on the Munson family, see the Residents section of this website.

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