The Schmidt House is located in Tumwater, Washington and was built for Leopold F. Schmidt, founder of the Olympia Brewing Company, in 1904. This elegant home earned the nickname "Three Meter" which is the subject of Schmidt family debate. The most prevalent version is that workers in the old brewery below, hearing the boisterous play of the young Schmidt boys in the yard up the hill, jokingly stated that all the noise reminded them of the battle of Three Meter Hill. The name caught on and has been used down through the years. The House was expanded in 1910 to include what is now the living room and master bedroom area on the second floor. Leopold and his wife, Johanna, lived there until their deaths in 1911 and in 1914, respectively. After Leopold's death in 1914, Peter G. Schmidt, Sr., Leopold's eldest son, took charge of the business and moved his wife, Clara, and family into the Schmidt House. In 1957 Peter G. Schmidt, Sr. died and three years later, after Clara's death in 1960, the property was purchased by the Olympia Brewing Company. In 1983, Pabst Brewing Company purchased the Olympia Brewing Company, including the Schmidt House. Pabst, in turn, donated the House, along with the historic files and memorabilia to the Olympia Tumwater Foundation. Since that time, the House has been made available to the community for weddings, meetings, retreats,  birthday parties, anniversary parties and receptions. In January of 2000, Marie "Sis" Schmidt Strang, second daughter of Clara and Peter Schmidt, Sr., left the bulk of her estate to the Olympia Tumwater Foundation with the wish that the income be used to maintain and operate the House and property. Since then, the grounds have been improved and the House underwent several major and minor reconstruction projects. Today, the House renovation work is a continuous project, but arranged around the rental calendar of scheduled events. The grounds also feature the Centennial Rose Garden cared for by the Olympia Chapter of the American Rose Society.