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Old Capitol Building (Olympia, Washington)

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Coordinates: 47°02′35″N 122°53′58″W / 47.042918°N 122.899555°W / 47.042918; -122.899555
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47°02′35″N 122°53′58″W / 47.042918°N 122.899555°W / 47.042918; -122.899555

Old Capitol building; home to OSPI

The Old Capitol Building is a building in Olympia, Washington. Designed by Willis A. Ritchie, it was built 1890–1892 as the Thurston County Courthouse, and served 1905–1928 as the state capitol, seat of the legislature of Washington; in 1928 the legislature moved to the current Capitol Building. It is now the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.[1]

The building has survived several disasters, after each of which it has been repaired. A fire in 1928 resulted in the loss of a central tower.[1]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, Shaping Seattle Architecture, University of Washington Press (1994, revised 1998). ISBN 0-295-97366-8. p. 44.
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