National Register of Historic Places - Washington (WA), Thurston County

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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