Washington - Thurston County - Historic Districts
Thurston County Washington (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Tumwater Historic District and Washington State Capitol Historic District, Millersylvania State Park, Olympia Downtown Historic District and South Capitol Neighborhood Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Nisqually and Olcott dating back to 2999 BC.

The famous person C.J. Lord is associated with one of more of the Thurston County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Thurston County places including Wilder & White, Joseph Wohleb, Ernest & Ellsworth Storey Ebmeier and Civilian Conservation Corps. Prominent architectural styles found in Thurston Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Beaux Arts and Classical Revival.

Millersylvania State Park (added 2009 - - #09000732)
12245 Tilley Rd. , Olympia
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ebmeier, Ernest & Ellsworth Storey, Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Olympia Downtown Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001008)
Roughly bounded by State Ave., 8th Ave., Columbia St., and Franklin St. , Olympia
Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Wohleb, Joseph
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Transportation, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Capitol, Library, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Professional, Theater
South Capitol Neighborhood Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001516)
Also known as See Also:Lord, C. J., Mansion;McCleary, Henry, House
Roughly bounded by Capitol Lake, US 5 and 16th Ave. , Olympia
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Lord,C.J.
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Tenino Downtown Historic District (added 2004 - - #02001616)
Sussex St. SE , Tenino
Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Tumwater Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002782)
Also known as New Market;Stehtsamish
Roughly bounded by I-5, Capitol Way and Capitol Lake , Tumwater
Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Industry, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Nisqually
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Park
Washington State Capitol Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002564)
Also known as Capitol Campus
State Capitol and environs , Olympia
Senapa, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilder & White
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Capitol, Government Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Capitol, Government Office, Single Dwelling
Weyerhaeuser South Bay Log Dump Rural Historic Landscape (added 1991 - - #91001441)
Also known as Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area
609 Whitham Rd. , Olympia
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
Nisqually, Olcott
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
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