Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Funk House is located at 1202 Olympia Avenue NE in Olympia, Washington. The house was built in 1892 in the Queen Anne style for Brad and Ann Davis.”
Wikipedia article Funk House (Olympia, Washington), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 68 National Register listings published here for Thurston County · listed in 1987 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Funk House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 39 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | I-5 TRAIL SE |
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MALL FIRE |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TROSPER LAKE |
| 5 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EXIT 108 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Funk House: 24 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater Sand & Gravel Pit | Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Delphi Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mottman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Webber Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| 29th Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ames Huntly Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Capitol Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Decatur St. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fleetwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gleason Kearney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olympia, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2001 and 2006: 1 funnel cloud, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2006 | Heavy Rain | Olympia | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Olympia | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Frank Rudkin House | under 500 feet | 1987 |
 | Reinhart-Young House | under 500 feet | 1987 |
 | Daniel R. Bigelow House | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
| National Guard Armory - Olympia | 0.2 miles | 2025 | |
 | Calvin and Pamela Hale House | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
 | Allen House Hotel | 0.4 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000691 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Thurston County | All 68 listed properties in this county. |
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