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Tumwater area · Region guide

Trosper & West Tumwater

The Trosper Road residential corridor and separately named west Tumwater communities.

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The setting

Trosper’s planning neighborhood and local roads are separate from Mottman and farther-south Littlerock growth.

The homes

Established houses and later subdivisions with community-specific layouts.

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

3 community profiles · 2 planning / plat profiles

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Neighborhoods within Trosper & West Tumwater

3 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 Trosper & West Tumwater

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.

Subdivision

Black Lake Palisades

A separate Tumwater community documented in Rob Rice’s historical account.

Documented builder(s): Rob Rice Homes (documented community association; check the exact house)

Other builders may also have contributed; not all home and phase records have been reconciled.

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
Rob Rice Homes (documented community association; check the exact house)

Other builders may also have contributed; not all home and phase records have been reconciled. The documented attribution applies only to the community, offering or phase identified above.

Evidence: community documented. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts.

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Plat records

Highlands

County parcel records identify Highlands around TARTAN DR SW, DENNIS ST SW. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • 1920–2017 · 55 year observations · 0.27-acre median residential lot

Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
1920–2017 in 55 county year-built observations; median 1972. This is a recorded-building sample, not a complete original buildout chronology.
Residential lot sample
0.27 acres median across 55 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
TARTAN DR SW · DENNIS ST 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
HIGHLANDS57 named parcel observations1920–201755 year observations · median 19720.27 acres median55 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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Subdivision

Kirsop Crossing

A separately phased Rob Rice development; preserve division-level records.

Construction context: Construction announcement November 2018; later phases require their own dates.

Documented builder(s): Rob Rice Homes (marketed brand)

Other builders may also have contributed; not all home and phase records have been reconciled.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
Construction announcement November 2018; later phases require their own dates.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Rob Rice Homes (marketed brand)

Other builders may also have contributed; not all home and phase records have been reconciled. The documented attribution applies only to the community, offering or phase identified above.

Evidence: history documented. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts.

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Plat records

Trosper Ridge

County parcel records identify Trosper Ridge around CALLAWAY LN SW, BREEN LN SW, RIDGE GATE LN SW, JOPPA LN SW. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • TROSPER RIDGE: 2012–2015 · 99 year observations · 0.1-acre median residential lot
  • TROSPER RIDGE DIV 2: 2015 · 8 year observations · 0.1-acre median residential lot

Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
TROSPER RIDGE: 2012–2015 (99 year observations); TROSPER RIDGE DIV 2: 2015 (8 year observations). 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
CALLAWAY LN SW · BREEN LN SW · RIDGE GATE LN SW · JOPPA LN 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 (3 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
TROSPER RIDGE107 named parcel observations2012–201599 year observations · median 20130.1 acres median100 acreage observations
TROSPER RIDGE DIV 211 named parcel observations20158 year observations · median 20150.1 acres median8 acreage observations
TROSPER RIDGE PH 21 named parcel observationsNot establishedNot established

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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Subdivision

Trosper Woods

A separate 28-home Rob Rice community.

Recorded construction samples:
  • 2025–2026 · 21 year observations · 0.27-acre median residential lot

Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Documented builder(s): Rob Rice Homes (marketed brand)

Other builders may also have contributed; not all home and phase records have been reconciled.

Housing detail: Published plans, 2,105–3,213 sq ft, with three-car garages.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
2025–2026 in 21 county year-built observations; median 2026. This is a recorded-building sample, not a complete original buildout chronology.
Residential lot sample
0.27 acres median across 21 residential observations. Individual lots vary; this is not a subdivision-wide minimum or maximum.
Housing & styles
Published plans, 2,105–3,213 sq ft, with three-car garages.
Homebuilder
Rob Rice Homes (marketed brand)
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Tumwater. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Homebuilder · documented offering
Rob Rice Homes markets/builds this named community. Applicable recorded divisions, developing legal entity and house-specific permits must be verified; this is not an attribution of every resale house.Source ↗

Other builders may also have contributed; not all home and phase records have been reconciled. The documented attribution applies only to the community, offering or phase identified above.

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
TROSPER WOODS35 named parcel observations2025–202621 year observations · median 20260.27 acres median21 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: community documented. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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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 Trosper & West Tumwater

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

Highlands

“HIGHLANDS” has 55 county records with a year built from 1920–2017, median 1972; sampled residential lots have a 0.27-acre median (55 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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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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