The Bigelow House and Museum (bigelowhouse.org) is in the state capital city of Olympia. In the 1850s a prominent area lawyer named Daniel Bigelow shared the home with his wife Ann. The Gothic-style home now serves as a museum detailing the history of Olympia. Tours are given during the Christmas holiday season. Visitors are asked to call the phone number listed on the Bigelow House website for admissions information.
The Burroughs Home History Museum of Ritzville (ritzville-museums.org) is a Victorian-era home that has been converted into a museum. This house used to belong to Frank S. Burroughs, one of the first doctors in Ritzville. In 1975 it was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places, becoming a museum 13 years later. Tours are available by appointment only. There is no admission price to the Burroughs Home History Museum of Ritzville, but donations are strongly encouraged.
The Kirkman House Museum (kirkmanhousemuseum.org) is a Victorian-style home in Walla Walla. After being inhabited by the Kirkman family for three generations, it was donated to Whitman College, where it became a boys' dormitory. Today the house serves as a museum detailing the history and culture of Walla Walla. Visitors are asked to call the phone number on the Kirkman House's website for admissions information.
This historic farmhouse was built in the town of Quincy in 1904 by a family who emigrated to the United States at the turn of the century. The Reiman-Simmons House (quincywashington.us/reiman_simmons.html) offers annual events, such as the Summer Sociable (on the last Sunday in June) that features vintage cars, live entertainment by a barbershop quartet, and historical exhibits. Visitors are asked to call the phone number listed on its website for admissions information.
Completed in 1868, this virtually unaltered home in Port Townsend now houses the Rothschild House Historic House Museum (jchsmuseum.org). Owned and operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society for Washington State Parks (website same as above), the Rothschild House is open only from May to September, offering half off of the normal $4 admission price for those who visit as part of a tour group.
