Columbia Manor Apartments/site of John Gowey house/Site of Tilton House
Location: 1009 Columbia St SW Women’s history; Diversity: African-Americans Gowey house around 1891, photo courtesy of Washington State Historical Society Columbia Manor Apartments today (2012) photograph by Deb Ross The history of the home known as the Tilton House is not completely clear. According to historian Georgiana Blankenship’s account, James Tilton, the first Surveyor…