Olympia Downtown Historic District, Olympia

Name: Olympia Downtown Historic District
Address: Olympia, United States

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Olympia Downtown Historic District, Olympia

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The Olympia Downtown Historic District is a historic district located in Olympia, Washington, the state's capital. The district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004, covers 17 blocks in downtown Olympia and includes 51 contributing properties. ()

Built: 1853 (171 years ago)Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 47°2'39"N, 122°54'0"W

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Downtown OlympiaOlympia United States

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Olympia Downtown Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hands On Children's Museum, Tivoli Fountain, Winged Victory Statue, Capitol Lake.

0.4 miS
Museum
Hands On Children's Museum, Olympia
11 min walk • Hands On Children's Museum is a children's museum in Olympia, Washington, USA. It was founded in 1987 and received over 150,000 visitors a year at its old location near the Washington State Capitol.
0.5 miS
Fountain
Tivoli Fountain, Olympia
14 min walk • The Tivoli Fountain is installed on the Washington State Capitol campus in Olympia, Washington, United States. Dedicated on April 15, 1953, the copper and cement fountain is a replica of the Roman-style fountain in Copenhagen's Tivoli Park.
0.5 miS
Sculpture, Monuments and statues
Winged Victory Statue, Olympia
14 min walk • Winged Victory is a World War I memorial in the U.S. state of Washington, which consists of four figures of uniformed persons atop a granite pedestal eclipsed by a fifth figure depicting the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
0.8 miSW
Nature, Lake
Capitol Lake, Olympia
21 min walk • Capitol Lake is a 3 kilometer long, 260-acre artificial lake at the mouth of Deschutes River in Tumwater/Olympia, Washington. The Olympia Brewery sits on Capitol Lake in Tumwater, just downstream from where the Tumwater Falls meet the artificial lake.
0.6 miS
Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Olympia
16 min walk • The Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Kris Snider is installed on the Washington State Capitol campus in Olympia, Washington, United States. The granite memorial was dedicated on May 25, 1987.
0.6 miS
Memorial
Korean War Memorial, Olympia
16 min walk • The Korean War Memorial by artist Deborah Copenhaver Fellows is installed on the Washington State Capitol campus in Olympia, Washington, United States. Dedicated on July 24, 1993, the memorial features bronze figures.
0.4 miS
Memorial
World War II Memorial, Olympia
12 min walk • The World War II Memorial by artist Simon Kogan is installed on the Washington State Capitol campus in Olympia, Washington, United States. The memorial, dedicated on May 28, 1999, is made of bronze, melted torpedo railings, granite, and stone.
~350 ftNW
Shopping, Department store, Italianate architecture
Mottman Building, Olympia
2 min walk • The Mottman Building is an historic commercial building located at the Northwest corner of Capitol Way N & 4th Ave W in downtown Olympia, Washington.
~1240 ftW
Park
Heritage Park, Olympia
7 min walk • Heritage Park is a 24-acre state-owned park adjacent to the campus of the Washington State Capitol, Capitol Lake and downtown Olympia, Washington.
~800 ftE
Park
Artesian Commons, Olympia
4 min walk • Artesian Commons is a 0.2-acre park in downtown Olympia, Washington built in May 2014 around an artesian spring. It is described by the city as Olympia's first urban park.
0.6 miNE
Museum, History museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Bigelow House Museum, Olympia
15 min walk • The Bigelow House, also known as the Bigelow House Museum, is a historic house museum located at 918 Glass Avenue Northeast in the Bigelow Neighborhood of Olympia, Washington. Built by Daniel Bigelow in the 1850s, the house was designed in the Carpenter Gothic style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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Which popular attractions are close to Olympia Downtown Historic District?

Nearby attractions include State of the Arts Gallery and Gifts, Olympia (1 min walk), Capitol Theater, Olympia (1 min walk), Washington Center For The Performing Arts, Olympia (1 min walk), Old Capitol Building, Olympia (3 min walk).

How to get to Olympia Downtown Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Olympia Downtown Historic District:

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Franklin and Legion [nb] • Lines: 60, 64 (2 min walk)
4th Ave and Washington St • Lines: 1 (2 min walk)