The Bigelow House: Witness to History
The Bigelow House Museum is the oldest residence in Olympia, Washington, and one
of the oldest still standing in the Pacific Northwest. It was built in the 1850s
by pioneer lawyer and Territorial Legislator Daniel R. Bigelow and his
schoolteacher wife Ann Elizabeth White Bigelow. Surrounded by more than an acre
of the family’s original land claim, the house is charming example of the
Carpenter Gothic style popular in rural America during the mid-1800s.
Visitors to Bigelow House will experience an authentically preserved
Victorian-era family home. Home to a single family- a family that saved things-
for more than 140 years, it contains a remarkable collection of original
furnishings, photos, documents, and other personal belongings.
From the remaining territorial era orchard to elaborate Nineteenth Century
handcrafts worked by Bigelow women, Bigelow House embodies the life work of four
successive generations of Bigelow family members, offering an authentic glimpse
of family life in Puget Sound Country before Washington became a state and
American women won the vote.
Opened to the public as a Museum since 1995, visitors may tour the ground floor
of the house, its gardens and the historic neighborhood built on the Bigelow’s
original 160 acre claim. The Museum hosts several events throughout the year.
Special tours available year round.
Bigelow House Museum Olympia Hours
Memorial Day through Labor Day
Saturday and Sunday 12:00 to 4:00pm
Interior tours are guided and take around 45 minutes.Website:
www.bigelowhouse.org
Directions to Bigelow House Museum Olympia
From Interstate 5:
Take Exit 105 - Port of Olympia.
Travel north on Plum Street. At Fourth Avenue, Plum Street becomes East Bay
Drive.
Continue north through intersections with State Avenue and Olympia Avenue.
Travel a long block to Glass Avenue (only on your right, as the bay is on your
left) and turn.
Travel up three-quarters of a block. The Bigelow House Museum Olympia is on your
left, surrounded by a wrought iron fence.
From Capital Campus:
Right on Fourth Avenue.
Left on Plum Street (which becomes East Bay Drive).
Three blocks to Glass Avenue and turn right.
Travel up three-quarters of a block. The Bigelow House Museum Olympia is on your
left, surrounded by a wrought iron fence.
Parking: Parking is available on the street in front of the Museum and along
East Bay Drive. An ADA parking area is available in the driveway behind Bigelow
House. |
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