819 Midway Avenue NW · Olympia, WA 98502
Source: NWMLS · Abbey Realty Inc · Savannah A. Parker #NWM2509494
About this home
Own a piece of Olympia history with this charming 1920s Westside Craftsman! The property includes a rare and legal ADU and perfectly blends historic charm with major modern updates. The main home features a main floor living room w/original built ins and hardwood floors, cozy wood-burning fireplace insert, updated kitchen w/quartz countertops, SS appliances, laundry room, 2 bedrooms plus full bath w/charming clawfoot tub. Upstairs you'll find 2 bedrooms and a full bath. The partially finished basement offers additional living space with its own entrance as well as an optional bedroom studio/flex room plus tons of storage! Outside find a gardener's paradise with privacy fencing and a storage shed. The permitted detached ADU is 297 sq ft offering instant income or future flexibility and its own address! Now vacant! Just a short walk to downtown, Capitol Lake and Westside parks. Major updates are already done: updated electrical, metal roof, ductless heat/AC, new water heater, and replaced sewer line with new clean out.
Location
Basics
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Style
- Craftsman
- Stories
- One and one half
- Condition
- Very Good
- Year built
- 1924
- Building area
- 2,607 sq ft
- Lot size
- 5,625 sq ft (0.13 acres)
- County
- Thurston
- MLS #
- NWM2509494
Interior
- Heating
- Ductless
- Cooling
- Ductless
- Flooring
- Hardwood, Vinyl, Carpet
- Appliances
- Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stove(s)/Range(s), Washer
- Fireplace
- 1 · Wood Burning
- Interior features
- Dbl Pane/Storm Window, Fireplace, Water Heater
- Entry level
- Main
Exterior & lot
- Exterior features
- Wood
- Roof
- Metal
- Foundation
- Poured Concrete
- Lot features
- Corner Lot, Dead End Street, Paved, Sidewalk
- Topography
- Level
- View
- Bay, City, Mountains
- Waterfront
- No
Parking
- Parking features
- Off Street
Utilities
- Water
- Public
- Sewer
- Sewer Connected
- Power
- Electric, Natural Gas, Wood
Community & fees
- Subdivision
- Westside
- Property tax
- $5,982 (2026)
Transaction
- Original list price
- $680,000 (8.1% price cut)
- Listed on
- Apr 17, 2026
- Days on market
- 130
- Price per sq ft
- $283
- Listing terms
- Cash, Conventional, FHA, VA Loan
- Possession
- Closing
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Sale history
Earlier listings of this home on the MLS.
- 2020-10-17
- Sold$442,000
- 2016-03-25
- Sold$303,000
Schools
School district: Olympia
- Elementary
- Buyer To Verify
- Middle
- Buyer To Verify
- High
- Capital High SchoolSchoolDigger 4 stars · Top 26% in WA

Listing provided courtesy of: Abbey Realty Inc
Listing agent: Savannah A. Parker.
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Data last updated 2026-08-26.