Olympia Tumwater Foundation

The historic Schmidt House in Tumwater, Washington, was built in 1904, and added onto in 1910, for Leopold and Johanna Schmidt. Leopold founded the Capital Brewing Company in 1896. In 1902, the name was changed to the Olympia Brewing Company, makers of Olympia Beer. The Schmidt House maintains the archives of the Olympia Brewing Company and the Schmidt family. The archives consist of about 10,000 photos, tens of thousands of documents, and several hundred artifacts. The Schmidt House is owned and maintained by the Olympia Tumwater Foundation, a non-profit entity which honors the philanthropic legacy of the Schmidt family and the Olympia Brewing Company through a wide range of community projects. These include awarding annual student scholarships, preserving the historic Schmidt House and archives, supporting the Tumwater Historic District, and providing the Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls for public use and enjoyment.