Peters House

Location: 1516 4th Ave E
Local register; Religious institutions

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

Peters House today (2014), photo by Deb Ross

The Peters House is a relatively early example of craftsman style bungalows in Olympia. It was constructed in about 1909 by lumberman Joseph Peters. The home also served for a time as the manse for Westminster Presbyterian Church, which built the brick church structure next door. This well-preserved home is on the local register.

Olympia Heritage inventory

Urban Hicks – 6/4/23
Throughout 2023 we’ll be exploring the origins of area place names. Hicks Lake in Lacey is named for the Hicks family. Urban E. Hicks arrived in Thurston County in the 1850s. He served as Territorial Auditor, librarian, schoolteacher, and publisher. His son, Gallatin Gwin Hicks, established a resort, Gwinwood, on Hicks Lake, that still exists.…
June 4, 2023
End of Oregon Trail – 5/28/23
Throughout 2023 we’ll be exploring the origins of area place names. Old Oregon Trail Road descends from near the south end of Water Street to the waterfront below I-5. Before I-5 was built, this road was called View Place. The name was changed in 1983 to recognize that this road was part of the northern…
May 28, 2023
Colonel Speed Sapp – 5/21/23
Throughout 2023 we’ll be exploring the origins of area place names. Sapp Road in Tumwater was named for the Sapp family, who settled in Thurston County in the late 1800s. Looking Back recently ran a photograph of Bernice Sapp, a prominent suffragist. Shown here is her brother, Colonel Speed Sapp. Confusingly, Colonel was his first…
May 21, 2023