Bigelow Neighborhood, also called the Bigelow Historic District, is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
located on the eastside of
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington. It had a population of 55,605 at the 2020 census, making it the state of Washington's 23rd-most populous city. Olympia is the county seat of Thurston County, and the central city ...
. It is located along Olympia Avenue, between East Bay Drive and Tullis Street.
About
The neighborhood is named after an early homesteader,
Daniel Bigelow. His historic home, now the
Bigelow House Museum, is located at 918 Glass Ave. and was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1987. There are several other historic houses in the neighborhood dating back to the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Nearby Bigelow Park, located on part of the original Bigelow
Donation Land Claim is among Olympia's oldest.
[(nd]
Bigelow Neighborhood Park
City of Olympia. Retrieved 6/21/07.
See also
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History of Olympia, Washington
References
Geography of Olympia, Washington
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