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Mottman & Black Lake

The established west Tumwater area around Mottman and Black Lake Boulevard.

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The setting

Urban Mottman/Black Lake in west Tumwater is separate from rural Delphi and the county lake-shore communities.

The homes

Detached homes, apartments and residential pockets alongside employment land.

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City and urban-edge parcels can differ. Confirm jurisdiction, utilities and school assignment by address.

1 community profiles · 2 planning / plat profiles

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Neighborhoods within Mottman & Black Lake

1 community profiles

Map & everyday geography

Get to know the streets

A closer look at the area.

Explore local streets and landmarks. Pins orient you to the area; shaded outlines are city-mapped associations, not the boundaries of this browsing region.

Streets: OpenStreetMap. Outlines: City of Olympia association data, retrieved September 19, 2026. Association outlines are not city limits or the full extent of every guide.View all neighborhoods →
Detailed neighborhood research, recorded names & construction history

Inside Mottman & Black Lake

Neighborhoods, subdivisions & smaller places.

Compare each place on its own. Builder history, house age, style and ownership arrangements can change between neighboring streets. Recorded-name groups and dated development projects are labeled separately from established communities.

Plat records

Black Lake Park

County parcel records identify Black Lake Park around CORTEZ LOOP SW. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • 1992–2002 · 105 year observations · 0.27-acre median residential lot

Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
1992–2002 in 105 county year-built observations; median 1994. This is a recorded-building sample, not a complete original buildout chronology.
Residential lot sample
0.27 acres median across 105 residential observations. Individual lots vary; this is not a subdivision-wide minimum or maximum.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original builder has not been established in the sources reviewed.
Street examples
CORTEZ LOOP SW. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Tumwater. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Recorded names & construction-year samples (1 record groups)

October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.

Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded nameYear-built sampleResidential lot sample
BLACK LAKE PARK105 named parcel observations1992–2002105 year observations · median 19940.27 acres median105 acreage observations

Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.

Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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Plat records

Gold Creek

County parcel records identify Gold Creek around SW PROSPECTOR PL, PROSPECTOR PL SW, MINER CT SW, GOLDCREEK CT SW. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • GOLD CREEK DIV 4: 1988–2004 · 48 year observations · 0.28-acre median residential lot
  • GOLD CREEK: 1950–1994 · 52 year observations · 0.23-acre median residential lot
  • GOLD CREEK DIV 1: 1979–1990 · 2 year observations · 0.275-acre median residential lot

2 additional recorded groups in the profile. Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
GOLD CREEK DIV 4: 1988–2004 (48 year observations); GOLD CREEK: 1950–1994 (52 year observations); GOLD CREEK DIV 1: 1979–1990 (2 year observations). Additional groups appear in the table below. Separate recorded groups, not one combined buildout range.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original builder has not been established in the sources reviewed.
Street examples
SW PROSPECTOR PL · PROSPECTOR PL SW · MINER CT SW · GOLDCREEK CT SW. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Tumwater. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Recorded names & construction-year samples (5 record groups)

October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.

Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded nameYear-built sampleResidential lot sample
GOLD CREEK DIV 450 named parcel observations1988–200448 year observations · median 19890.28 acres median49 acreage observations
GOLD CREEK54 named parcel observations1950–199452 year observations · median 19780.23 acres median52 acreage observations
GOLD CREEK DIV 12 named parcel observations1979–19902 year observations · median 1984.50.275 acres median2 acreage observations
GOLD CREEK DIV 210 named parcel observations1979–198610 year observations · median 19830.29 acres median10 acreage observations
GOLD CREEK DIV 334 named parcel observations1986–199633 year observations · median 19870.27 acres median33 acreage observations

Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.

Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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Local area

Mottman area

The named west Tumwater planning and road area.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
A complete construction range is not yet established; verify the house in Assessor and original permit records.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original builder has not been established in the sources reviewed.

Evidence: planning record. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts.

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A named place is included even when photographs or a complete builder history are still being gathered. Exact home facts belong to its parcel, plat, permits and current association documents.

A closer look inside Mottman & Black Lake

Start with the details that change from one place to another.

These local profiles surface a useful contrast in construction history, development or property responsibilities. Open the source notes before applying a community-level fact to a specific address.

History & construction

Black Lake Park

“BLACK LAKE PARK” has 105 county records with a year built from 1992–2002, median 1994; sampled residential lots have a 0.27-acre median (105 observations). These assessor samples help compare building eras, but do not establish the first or last home in a subdivision or the permit history of an individual address.

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Plat records

Gold Creek

The county research keeps 5 recorded-name groups separate. “GOLD CREEK” has 52 county records with a year built from 1950–1994, median 1978; sampled residential lots have a 0.23-acre median (52 observations); “GOLD CREEK DIV 4” has 48 county records with a year built from 1988–2004, median 1989; sampled residential lots have a 0.28-acre median (49 observations). These assessor samples help compare building eras, but do not establish the first or last home in a subdivision or the permit history of an individual address. 3 additional groups appear in the table below.

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More local photographs & existing guides
Sources & how to read this research

Parcel-research snapshot: October 10, 2026. Page copy reviewed October 11, 2026. Regional labels are browsing choices; original records determine parcel facts. The directory is an expanding researched selection, not a certified complete inventory of every subdivision.

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Landmark photographs do not establish school attendance, public access or property rights.

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