Archivo: WA State Old Capitol Bldg 02

Description: HQ of the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction, downtown Olympia, Washington, seen from Sylvester Park. Statue in foreground is John Rankin Rogers; statue dedicated 1905. Designed by Willis A. Ritchie and built 1890–1892 as the Thurston County Courthouse, it served 1905–1928 as the state capitol building. A fire in 1928 resulted in the loss of a central tower. (Source for this info: Jeffrey Karl Oschsner, Shaping Seattle Architecture, University of Washington Press (1994, revised 1998). ISBN 0-295-97366-8. p. 44). Both the building and the park are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Title: WA State Old Capitol Bldg 02
Credit: Photo by Joe Mabel
Author: Joe Mabel
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