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Thurston County restricted subdivisions (documents and data)

Here we provide documents for neighborhoods where racial restrictive covenants were imposed in the decades when they were legal. Most restrictions in Olympia and Thurston County date from 1928 to 1955 and covered a large percentage of subdivisions developed in that period. We have documented more than 1,600 restricted properties in 35 subdivisions. Scroll below map to find documents listed by city. Everything here is preliminary and may change. For a searchable map of individual properties go to our Thurston parcels map

 

Neighborhood list with attached sample documents

Click the link to see a pdf copy of a restrictive document for each subdivision. There are three types of documents. Some subdivisions were restricted in the original plat; some in covenants (CCR) that applied to the full subdivision. For these we provide full documentation. In other cases the developer/seller included the restrictions in each deed of sale. For these we provide a single deed as a sample.

City Subdivision/plat Restriction Properties Covered Document Type
Carlyon Beach Carlyon Beach …and that the said premises shall never be sold, leased, or rented to any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinese, Japanese or other person of the so-called "yellow race".. 61 Deed
Carlyon Beach Fair Oaks Beach The property shall not be sold, leased, or rented to any person not of the Caucasian race. 79 Deed
Lacey Beachcrest No other than the white race shall be allowed to occupancy any residence in this subdivision except servants. 507 Plat
Lacey Long Lake Shore Acres All sale of tracts in Long Lake Shore Acres shall be limited to members of the Caucasian race. 23 Deed/CCR
Lacey Mountain View Addition That said premises shall never be sold, leased, or rented to any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinaman, Japanese, or person of the so-called Black, Brown, or Yellow races. 105 Deed
Olympia Bates Extension of Hazard Stevens Farm That said premises shall never be leased, rented or sold to any negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinaman, Japanese or other person of the so-called yellow races. 83 Deed
Olympia Bates-Munro Subdivision That said premises shall never be rented, sold, or leased to any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinaman, Japanese or any the so-called "yellow races". 20 Deed
Olympia Belvidere No persons of any race other than the White or Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant. 44 CCR
Olympia Bigelow Lake Subdivision No persons of any race other than the White or Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant. 31 CCR
Olympia F.W. Carlyon Fair Ground Acre Tracts Division Number 1 That said premises shall never be rented, sold, or leased to any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinaman, Japanese or any the so-called yellow races. 7 Deed
Olympia F.W. Carlyon Fair Ground Acre Tracts Division Number 2 That said premises shall never be rented, sold, or leased to any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinaman, Japanese or any the so-called "yellow races". 28 Deed
Olympia F.W. Carlyon Fair Ground Acre Tracts Division Number 3 That said premises shall never be rented, sold, or leased to any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinaman, Japanese or any the so-called yellow races. 16 Deed
Olympia F.W. Carlyon Fair Ground Acre Tracts Division Number 5 That said premises shall never be rented, sold, or leased to any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinaman, Japanese or any the so-called yellow races. 12 Deed
Olympia Fred .W. Carlyon's Sunset Addition That said premises shall never be used or occupied by any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, or person of the so-called black, brown, or yellow race, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant. 55 Deed
Olympia Norton's Addition That said premises shall never be used or occupied by any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, or person of the so-called black, brown, or yellow race, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant. 43 CCR
Olympia Scully's First Addition That said premises shall never be used or occupied by any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, or person of the so-called black, brown, or yellow race, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant.  88 CCR
Olympia Stratford Park No race of nationality other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building on any lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants, of a different race or nationality employed by an owner or tenant. 37 Plat
Olympia Stratford Place No race or nationality other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building on any lot in Stratford Place except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race or nationality employed by an owner or tenant. 24 CCR
Olympia Stratford Place Annex No race of nationality other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building on any lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race or nationality employed by an owner or tenant. 16 Plat
Olympia Stratford Place Annex 2 No race of nationality other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building on any lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race or nationality employed by an owner or tenant. 27 Plat
Olympia Ward's Homestead ...that said premises never be sold, leased or rented to any negro, mulatto, Chinese, Japanese or any person of the so-called Black, Brown or Yellow races. 11 Deed
Tumwater Des Chutes Addition  No lot or dwelling shall be rented, leased or sold to any Negro, Chinaman, Mulatto or any member of the so-called Black, Brown or Yellow races. 54 CCR
Tumwater Manschraek's That said premises shall never be rented, sold, or leased to any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinaman, Japanese or any the so-called black, brown or yellow races. 18 Deed
Tumwater Scott's Addition No race or nationality other than the Caucasian Race shall use or occupy any building on any lot except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race or nationality, employed by an owner or tenant.  29 Plat
Tumwater  Brewer Extension to Mountain View That said premises shall never be rented, sold, or leased to any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinaman, Japanese or any the so-called black, brown or yellow race. 20 Deed
Yelm Clearlake Highlands No part of any lot in said tract shall ever be used or occupied by any negro, mulatto, or person of Chinese or Japanese extraction or descent, other than the servants. 1 Deed
Yelm Pleasant Beach That said premises shall never be used or occupied by any Negro, Mulatto, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, or person of the so-called black, brown, or yellow race, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant. 30 Deed
** Glenwood Park No persons of any race other than the White or Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant. 59 CCR
** Johnson Point Said property, or any part thereof, shall be not owned, occupied, or let by or to any person other than of the white race, excepting that sevents not of the white race be actually employed by a bonafide owner or resident, may reside on the property. 124 Deed
** Mirimichi No person of any race other than the White or Caucasian Race shall use or occupy any building or any lot in the plat except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant. 38 Deed