This inner south/southeast group follows older neighborhoods near Capitol Boulevard, Carlyon and the west side of Watershed Park. Boulevard/LBA and Ward Lake/Henderson have their own separate regions.
The homes
Early- and mid-century houses, ramblers, period homes, additions and infill.
Before you compare
City and urban-edge parcels can differ. Confirm jurisdiction, utilities and school assignment by address.
Explore local streets and landmarks. Pins orient you to the area; shaded outlines are city-mapped associations, not the boundaries of this browsing region.
South Olympia, Boulevard/LBA, Ward Lake/Henderson and rural East Olympia are separate browsing regions; these are editorial labels.
Detailed neighborhood research, recorded names & construction history
Inside South Olympia · Carlyon & Wildwood
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.
County parcel records identify Carlyon F. W. Sunset Addition around BLASS AVE SE, MARINGO RD SE, SE SUNSET WAY. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.
Recorded construction samples:
1920–2024 · 63 year observations · 0.19-acre median residential lot
Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.
Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
1920–2024 in 63 county year-built observations; median 1949. This is a recorded-building sample, not a complete original buildout chronology.
Residential lot sample
0.19 acres median across 63 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
BLASS AVE SE · MARINGO RD SE · SE SUNSET WAY. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Tumwater · Olympia. 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 name
Year-built sample
Residential lot sample
CARLYON FW SUNSET ADDITION DIV 666 named parcel observations
1920–202463 year observations · median 1949
0.19 acres median63 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.
An early planned residential pocket with documented architect-designed houses.
Construction context: Development in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Developer: F. W. Schmidt
Design history: Robert Wohleb designed multiple houses; attribution is specific to the houses documented in the context study.Source ↗
Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
Development in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Residential lot sample
0.35 acres median across 2 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.
Developer
F. W. Schmidt
Homebuilder
Original builder has not been established in the sources reviewed.
Architecture
Robert Wohleb designed selected houses; not every property is attributed to him.
Street examples
ESKRIDGE BLVD SE · BOUNDARY ST SE. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Olympia. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Developer
Frederick W. Schmidt developed Stratford Place in the late 1930s and early 1940s.Source ↗
Architecture · documented project
Robert Wohleb designed multiple houses; attribution is specific to the houses documented in the context study.Source ↗
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 name
Year-built sample
Residential lot sample
STRATFORD PLACE2 named parcel observations
1954–19592 year observations · median 1956.5
0.35 acres median2 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: history documented. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.
Olympia Modernism, 1945–1975 ↗April 2008 historical context, pages 11–12; developer and selected architect/builder attributions.
County parcel records identify Wildwood Park around OTIS ST SE, BUKER ST SE, SE OTIS ST. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.
Recorded construction samples:
1901–1999 · 66 year observations · 0.23-acre median residential lot
Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.
Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
1901–1999 in 66 county year-built observations; median 1948.5. This is a recorded-building sample, not a complete original buildout chronology.
Residential lot sample
0.23 acres median across 67 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
OTIS ST SE · BUKER ST SE · SE OTIS ST. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Olympia. 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 name
Year-built sample
Residential lot sample
WILDWOOD PARK71 named parcel observations
1901–199966 year observations · median 1948.5
0.23 acres median67 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.
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 South Olympia · Carlyon & Wildwood
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.
“CARLYON FW SUNSET ADDITION DIV 6” has 63 county records with a year built from 1920–2024, median 1949; sampled residential lots have a 0.19-acre median (63 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.
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.
