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5.5.3--WIL (F)-137
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WIL (F)-137
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- 1909 (Creation)
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(1870-1957)
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The State Capitol Building in Olympia, Washington, located in Thurston County. The Richardsonian Romanesque structure was constructed from Chuckanut sandstone and opened in 1892 as the Thurston County Courthouse, overlooking Sylvester Park. The building was designed by Willis Ritchie who had contributed similar municipal buildings in Port Townsend and Spokane. The state purchased the courthouse in 1901 for $350,000 to serve as the capitol building until 1928. Photograph c. 1909.
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(1) The Coast magazine, March 1909, p. 144; (2) www.trpc.org/external/programs/historic preservation/olyhistoric-article