Historic Home Tour

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Olympia’s oldest residence, the Bigelow House Museum (part of the Olympia Historical Society) offers great information on how Olympia was involved in women's right to vote. Photo courtesy of Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum
When:
October 4, 2015 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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2015-10-04T16:00:00-07:00
Where:
Bigelow House Museum
918 Glass Avenue Northeast
Olympia, WA 98506
USA
Cost:
$5 Adults - $3 Students & Seniors - $1 age 12 and under
Contact:
Bigelow House Museum & Olympia Historical Society

The Bigelow House Museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the early history of Olympia and Washington Territory. It is the oldest surviving residence in Olympia, Washington, and one of the earliest still standing in the Pacific Northwest. It is listed on both the Olympia, State and National Historic Registers. Pioneer lawyer and Territorial Legislator Daniel R. Bigelow and his schoolteacher wife Ann Elizabeth White built Bigelow House in the 1850’s. The Bigelows were pivotal figures in early Washington history and the struggle for women’s rights and public education. The house was continuously occupied by generations of the Bigelow family for 140 years. The last generation to occupy the house lived there until 2005. On display are documents and artifacts representing over 140 years of the family’s participation in important community, state and national causes.

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