Ben Olsen House
Ben Olsen House | |
Ben Olsen House, 2014 | |
Ben Olsen House | |
| Location | D Street, Vader, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 46°23′48″N 122°57′16″W / 46.39667°N 122.95444°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1903 |
| Built by | Sven "Swan" Olson |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Victorian |
| Restored | 1976, 2002 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001897 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1976 |
| Designated No parameter | November 7, 1976 |
The Ben Olsen House is a private, historic residence located in Vader, Washington. The home has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) since 1976. Along with the Grace Evangelical Church of Vader, the home is one of two NRHP-listed sites in the city.
The residence was built in the early 1900s for Ben Olsen, a prominent lumberman in the community. The 3,500-square-foot (330 m2) home is considered mostly unaltered and boasts a variety of architectural styles, such as Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and Victorian. The most notable features are its roofline, large veranda, and a turret.
The Ben Olsen House, known locally as "The Mansion", was a symbol of wealth and prosperity during the peak timber years of the town of Vader, then known as Little Falls. The house was the first residence in the community to use electricity. The Ben Olsen House remains the only Queen Anne style architecture home in Vader.