Robbins-Mallett House

Location: 907 Olympia Ave NE
Local register, Olympia Avenue Local Historic Neighborhood

Robbins-Mallett House, 1965, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives

Robbins-Mallett House today (2014), photo by Deb Ross

This fine early Craftsman-style home was built in 1915 by Edwin J. Robbins, member of an early Olympia family. Robbins built several homes in Olympia’s east side, soon after the Carlyon Fill made this area more accessible from Olympia (see also Robbins House). According to the inventory sheet, he lived in each for a time and then moved on. The home is on the local register and in the Olympia Avenue Local Historic District.

Links:

Olympia Heritage Inventory

Olympia Avenue Local Historic District

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

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