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Historic Sites
Schmidt House
Built in 1904 for the owner of the Olympia Brewing Company. Part of the Tumwater Historic District and listed on the National Register of historic Places. . . .
Washington State Capitol
Guided tours of the Legislative Building are offered seven days a week. . . .
Abigail Stuart House, Woman’s Club of Olympia
The Woman’s Club of Olympia was founded in 1883, the oldest woman’s club in the west. . . .
"Sandman" Tug Boat
Docked at Percival Landing off of 5th Ave in Downtown Olympia. . . .
Old County Courthouse/Old State Capitol
On Washington St. across from Sylvester park in Downtown Olympia . . .
Percival Landing (1860)
Percival Landing Park was named after the old commercial steamship wharf, a well-known maritime landmark in the Pacific North West. . . .
Chief William Shelton's Story Pole
(Taken down in November 2010)The pole was carved by William Shelton of the Snohomish Indian Tribe, Tulalip and presented to the State by the Washington Congress of Parent-Teachers . . .
The Governor’s Mansion
The oldest standing building on the Capitol Campus, the red-brick Georgian style Executive Mansion has been home to Washington’s Governors since 1910. . . .
William G. White House (1893)
This high-style Victorian is an exuberant blend of Queen Anne and Eastlake architectureal types. . . .
Lybarger House (1887)
Pennsylvania native John Gordon Lybarger and his wife, Lura Ellen Mix, daughter of a pioneer Thurston County family, bought this property in Ayers’ Addition from Daniel R. Bigelow in 1885, adding nearly the whole southern half of the block to their land in 1888. . . .
Yeager House (1890)
This Queen Anne style house has Eastlake decorative elements evident in the gable ends. . . .
Patnude House (1893)
Build by Charles and Delia (La Monde) Patnude in 1893, this house is a combination of roof forms and exterior ornamentation. . . .
Old Washington School, now Esther Knox Administration Building
One of several schools designed by Joseph Wohleb for the Olympia School District in the 1920s. . . .
Olympia Armory (1938
The Armory is a fine example of the Art Deco/Moderne style as interpreted for a public structure. . . .
War Memorial Trees
On Armistice Day, November 11, 1928, a dedication and planting ceremony was held. Sweet Gum trees were planted in memory of World War I dead. . . .
Sanderson House (1914)
This is a good example of the Craftsman style house built in 1889. . . .
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
A small, curved wall of granite is bermed into a slight rise in the capitol campus lawn. . . .
Winged Victory Monument
Honoring those from Washington who died in World War I. Northeast of the Legislative building, in the center of the west campus. . . .
The Temple of Justice
Completed in 1912, The Temple of Justice houses the Washington State Supreme Court and the State Law Library. . . .