This two-story, Colonial Revival style building was constructed for the Mark E. Reed family in 1920. The building is wood-framed with decorative features of two-story round Ionic columns with classical capitals and bases, an entablature of stepped architrave and crowned with cornice of moldings and dentals and a parapet of piers with balustrade.

The building was designed by Joseph Henry Wohleb, a well-known architect in the Shelton/Olympia area.

The Mark E. Reed Residence is probably the most recognized, most photographed building in Shelton. Mark Reed was one of the most influential persons in the development of Shelton. He began his career with Simpson Timber Company in 1897, at which time Sol Simpson hired him as a foreman. By 1898 he was manager of Lumbermen’s Mercantile and had become an active part of the management of the Simpson mill. In 1901 he married Irene Simpson, one of Sol Simpson’s daughters. Mark Reed assumed direct leadership of the Simpson Company in 1904. Reed was also involved with State and local politics. He served as Shelton’s Mayor in 1901-1902 and again from 1911-1914.

The building was placed on the Shelton Historic Register in June of 2002.