Location: Capitol Campus, near 11th and Capitol located in Washington State Capitol National Historic District, but not identified individually Stevens Mansion in late 1800s or early 1900s, State Library Photograph collection Site of Stevens Mansion, photograph by Deb Ross (2012) When Isaac I. Stevens was appointed the first territorial governor of Washington Territory in…
Location: 300 24th Ave SE Educational institutions Olympia and Tacoma High Schools playing football at Stevens Field in 1929, Jeffers Photograph, Susan Parish Collection Washington State Archives Stevens Field today (2015) photograph by Deb Ross Olympia’s first ballfields were located at the current location of the Sunset Life Building near the border with Tumwater, extending eastwards towards the current…
Location: Capitol Campus Washington State Capital National Historic District; Arts and Culture Winged Victory statue in 1960s, Susan Parish Collection Washington State Archives Winged Victory today (2012) photograph by Benjamin Helle The winged victory monument on Capitol Campus, honoring those who served in World War I, was first conceived in 1919. Plans were approved in 1927,…
