Bigelow House Museum
360-753-1215
The Bigelow House is the oldest residence in Olympia, Washington, and one of the earliest still standing in the Pacific Northwest.
Pioneer lawyer and Territorial Legislator Daniel R. Bigelow and his schoolteacher wife Ann Elizabeth White built Bigelow House in the 1850s. The Bigelows were pivotal figures in early Washington history and the struggle for women’s rights and public education.
The house is a rare surviving example of the Carpenter Gothic style architecture popular in rural America during the mid-1800s and is still surrounded by more than an acre of the family’s original land claim. The home displays original documents, artifacts, and furnishings representing 150 years of the family’s participation in important causes on the community, state and national levels.
This short 3 minute You Tube clip is from the “This Old House” footage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY7DS45xj9w
Admission
Our entry hall exhibit and information center are open to visitors free of charge.
Category: Y Yodio Experiences
Located in 918 Glass Ave Ne Olympia WA
Tracks:
- Yodio Track 1