Crosby House (Tumwater, Washington)

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Impact 60.2 · Consider · Confidence 75

• Architecture details were added specifying Greek, Gothic revival, and Carpenter Gothic styles.
• New interior layout and a claimed yew‑branch handrail were included.
• New structural history attributes settling to I‑5 vibrations, soil, and lack of foundation with timeframes (late 1950s, worsening in the 1980s).
• A restoration and stabilization project is newly mentioned.

Add: The story home is noted to contain several styles including Greek architecture Gothic revival architecture and Carpenter Gothic. Add: Alterations have been limited with the closure of a back porch in the 1940s remodeling of the front porch and the addition of a kitchen and bathroom. Add: The house contains a parlor three bedrooms and a staircase with a handrail believed to have been created out of a single branch of a yew tree. Add: Due to vibrations caused by traffic on nearby Interstate 5 and in combination with loamy soil and a lack of a foundation the Crosby House began settling into the ground in the late 1950s Structural damages were noted which further increased in the 1980s. Add: A restoration and stabilization project.

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