Bigelow House Partnership with WA State Parks

Board Member April 11th, 2008

It’s official!  Washington State Parks and Bigelow House Preservation Association will jointly preserve and interpret the pioneer era Bigelow House!  From The Olympian:

OLYMPIA — The city’s oldest home, Bigelow House, is on its way to joining Washington’s state parks.

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Bigelow House soon will benefit from a three-way partnership. The state will own it and lend financial support and promotion.

City of Olympia maintenance workers will continue to maintain the grounds. And staff and volunteers of the Bigelow House Preservation Association will continue to give tours and raise money for the building.

“We still need community support through donations and memberships,” said Shanna Stevenson, a board member of the preservation association.

Museum director Karen Johnson will remain in her job.

The preservation association has been looking for extra support to fix up the house, which has a rotting front porch. The house had been running on a budget of $25,000 to $30,000 per year.

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Besides being locally significant, it’s intertwined with the history of the state.

more:

http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/415899.html

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