Bigelow House Museum, Washington, United States
4.5 (8 reviews) Friday: Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #26 in Olympia History Museums
Slice of history
3-13-2020. TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. The Bigelow House Museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the early history of Olympia and Washington Territory. It is the oldest residence in Olympia, Washington, and one of the earliest still standing in the Pacific Northwest.The house is a rare surviving example of the Carpenter Gothic style architecture popular in rural America during the mid-1800s.
Address
918 Glass Ave NE, Olympia, WA 98506-3976
Website
http://olympiahistory.org/bigelow-house-museum-2/
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Sunday : 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 8:59
User Ratings
4.5 based on (8 reviews)
Reviews
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5JimmyLee 5:00 PM Apr 13, 2019
Oldest standing clapboard style house on the West Coast
Beautiful Cottage Style pre-Victorian architecture built in 1840s for Dr. Bigelow who was the doctor for the entire territory and the native Americans. For decades was only house on the West-side of Olympia.
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4Kay M 5:00 PM Jun 30, 2017
Must see historical home
This was the first home built in Washington that was not a log cabin. It was built by Harvard alum, Daniel Bigelow around 1852 after he arrived in the area by crossing the Oregon Trail. After he married, he and his wife had 8 children and hosted a few important historical figures such as Susan B. Anthony. Mrs. Bigelow was very active in the women's suffrage movement. The house was added onto during the several years it remained in the Bigelow family or 1994. It became a state house museum shortly before that even when the last of the family was living there. Cheryl, our docent, was extremely knowledgeable and thorough. The tour lasts about an hour and is well worth the time. They only ask for donations; there is no set entrance fee.
