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Sleek, Shiny
Capitol Way looking south - 1954
Olympia’s Post WWIIArchitecture
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MODERNMOVEMENT
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Brutalism
Contemporary
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DeconstructionGeodesic Dome
Shed
Mie
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New Formalism
Solid End WallPost Modern
International Style
Mansard
Neo-Expressionism
Solid End Wall
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Walter Gropius
Mies van der Rohe
Le Corbusier
Phillip Johnson Richard Neutra
Hat Factory Eric Mendolsohn, Brandenberg, Germany, 1921-23Bauhaus
Walter Gropius, Dessau, Germany, 1925
Schroder House Thomas Gerrit RietveldThe Netherlands, 1924
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Olympia –Mid 1920s to late 1930s
Capitol Park Building, 1939
Thurston County Courthouse, 1939
G.V. Valley Shopping Center, 1938
Baretich Building, 1936
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Mid 1940s – Capitol Way & 7th Ave., looking North
Grant TalcottFire StationBuilt: 1948
Architect: Joseph Wohleb
221 NW Perry St
Thorp MotorsBuilt: 1945
Olympia USOBuilt: 1945
1314 4th Ave
222 N Capitol Way
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Clow ApartmentsBuilt: 1949
Architect: George Ekvall
506 16th Ave
State TheaterBuilt: 1949
204 4th Ave
Architect: Robert H. Wohleb
Memorial ClinicBuilt: 1948
Architects: Wohleb & WohlebContractor:Strand & Sons Co.
529 4th Ave W.
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Governor Roselliniand Family(1957-65)
Mayor Amanda Smith(1953-60) First Woman Mayor
Capitol Lake DamBuilt: c.1951
5th Ave SW
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WISE Study1958
Proposed elevated parking structure above streets in heart of downtown
INTERNATIONALSTYLE
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Lovell HouseRichard Neutra, Los Angeles, CA -1924
“Windshield” House Richard Neutra, California -1938
Lovell Beach HouseR.M. Schindler, Newport Beach, CA - 1925
Weissenhof HouseLe Corbusier, Stuttgart,
Germany, 1927
Sy & Mildred Nash House
Built: 1941
7608 Cooper Point Rd
Architect:Paul Thiry
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Capitol Center ApartmentsBuilt: 1949
Architect: Fred Rogers
1517 Capitol Way
Georgia -PacificPlywood Company OfficeBuilt: 1952 / 60
Architects: NBBJWohleb & Wohleb600 Capitol Way N
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General AdministrationBuilt: 1956
Architect: A. Gordon Lumm210 11th Ave SW
1949 Earthquake
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Goldberg’s Furniture
StoreBuilt: 1950
Architects: Wohleb & Wohleb
403 Capitol Way
Sears Department StoreBuilt: 1952
Architect: George Ekvall600 Franklin St
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JC Penny Department StoreBuilt: 1958
520 Capitol Way
Miller’s Department StoreBuilt: c.1954
521 Capitol Way
CURTAIN WALL
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Logan BuildingSeattle, 1957
Richland High SchoolRichland, c. 1965 WWP Building Spokane, 1959
City HallRichland, 1965
Blue Cross BuildingSeattle, 1959
1007 Washington BuildingBuilt: 1959
Contractor: Dawley Bros. Construction
1017 Washington St
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Sunset LifeInsurance Co.
Built: 1959
3200 Capitol Blvd
Architects: Wohleb & Wohleb
Capitol Center BuildingBuilt: 1966
Architects: Bennett & OlsonContractor: Cascade Olympia
410 5th Ave
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1006 4th Ave
Metropolitan Life Insurance
CompanyBuilt: 1958
Architect: Kenneth Ripley
106 Maple Park Dr.
IBM BuildingBuilt: 1959
Architect: Jared Morse
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NEW FORMALISM
Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium, Wayne State UniversityMinoru Yamasaki, Detroit, MI, 1955-59
Amon Carter Museum Philip Johnson, Fort Worth TX, 1961
Bon MarcheTacoma, c. 1962
US Science Pavilion Minoru Yamaski, Seattle, 1962
Dry Falls Interp. CenterCoulee City, 1966
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Seattle First National BankBuilt: 1958
Architects: McClelland & Osterman
210 5th Ave
Moses Lake
BremertonToppenish Seattle
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Washington State Library
Built: 1959
Architect: Paul Thiry
415 15th Ave SW
Washington State Library
Built: 1959
415 15th Ave SW
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Olympia Federal SavingsBuilt: 1967 / 78
Architect:Bennett & Johnson Contractor:Andy Johnson
421 Capitol Way N
Washington State Employees
Credit UnionBuilt: 1967
Architect:Bennett & Johnson
502 Union Ave SE
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SOLID END WALL
120 Union Avenue BuildingBuilt: 1954
120 Union Ave SE
Architect & Contractor: Dawley Bros. Construction
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Golden Gavel Motor Hotel Built: 1958
Architect & Contractor: Dawley Bros. Construction
909 S Capitol Way
Olympia Medical-Dental
BuildingBuilt: 1957
Architect: UnknownContractor: Lurie Construction Co.
108 SW 22nd Ave
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Architects:George EkvallRobert WohlebG. Stacey BennettSteve JohnsonRobert T. OlsonIrv FlotreeGerald PetersDon AveryDonn Sibold
BJSS
Bennett
Ekvall
Wohleb
Sibold
Medical Arts CenterBuilt: 1962
Architect: G. Stacey BennettContractor: McClain McDowell
1015 W 4th Ave
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KGY Radio StationBuilt: 1960
Architect: Robert WohlebContractor: A.J. Phillips1240 Washington St
Committee for the 60’s
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Olympia City HallBuilt: 1966
Architect: Robert H. Wohleb & Assoc.Contractor:Andy Johnson
900 Plum St SE
From left, Ray Beetle, Robert Wohleb, Irv Flotree and unidentified man review plans or the new city hall
Olympia City HallBuilt: 1966
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Capitol Lake RestroomsBuilt: 1963
Architect: George Ekvall
Contractor: Unknown
Intersection of Water St & Legion Way
CENTURY 21 EXPOAND FAIR ARCHITECTURE
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Seattle World’s Fair1962
Capitol Savings & LoanBuilt: 1963 Architect: Sibid & NeslandContractor: Andy Johnson
222 E 5th Ave
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Plywood Home of Living LightBuilt: 1962
Architect: Liddle & JonesLandscape Architect: Richard Haag
1525 N Washington St
1962 Seattle World’s FairSpace Age Totem Poles
Architect: Fred Bassetti
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Spokane Daily Chronicle– Sept 14, 1966
Daily Olympian– Sept 15, 1966
Tri City Herald
Circa 1958 - Capitol Way & Legion Way looking North.
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EAST CAPITOL CAMPUSNew Designs, New Traditions
PROPOSED MASTER PLAN - 1958Architect: Paul Thiry
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PROPOSED MASTER PLAN - 1964
Architect: Harmon, Pray & Detrich
Employment Security BuildingBuilt: 1962
Architects: Harmon, Pray & Detrich
212 Maple Park Dr.
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Architects: Harmon, Pray & Detrich
Highway & Licensing BuildingBuilt: 1962
1125 Washington St
State Archives BuildingBuilt: 1963
1129 Washington St
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BRUTALISM
Unite d‘ Habitation Le Corbusier, Marseilles, France, 1946-52
Boston City HallKallmann, McKinnell
and Knowles, Boston, 1963-68
U.S. Mint Philadelphia, c.1968
Third Church of Christ Scientist I.M. Pei, Washington DC, 1971
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Christ Episcopal ChurchPaul Thiry, Tacoma, 1970
Psychology Building CWUGrant, Copeland, Chervenak, Ellensburg, 1972
Prosser Public Library Doudna & Williams, Prosser 1972
Bank of California Annex
John Graham & Assoc., Tacoma, 1964
Pence Student Union Building EWUBrooks, Hensley, Creager, Cheney, 1971
State Parking Garages
Built: 1958, 1972
Union Ave & Columbia St.
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Water GardenLawrence Halprin, 1972
Washington Mutual BankBennett & Johnson, 1968
Bank of Olympia BuildingBJSS, c.1972
The Evergreen State CollegeBuilt: 1971-73
Architects: NBBJ; BJSS; R.B. Price; BumgarderPartnership; Harris, Reed & Litzenberger; Durham, Anderson & Freed
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PROPOSED MASTER PLAN - 1970
Architects: Walker, McGough, Foltz
Highway Administration BuildingBuilt: 1970
Architects: The Richardson Associates
310 Maple Park Ave
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Dept. of Social & Health
Services BldgBuilt: 1975Architects:
The Richardson Associates
310 Maple Park Ave
Circa 1968 - Capitol Way & Legion Way looking North.
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RESIDENTIALDESIGNS
Forest Hills
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Westwood
Rogers Street
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Norman & Isabelle Benner HouseBuilt: 1959
Architect: G. Stacey BennettContractor: Clyde Abermon
512 Sherman
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Jacob DuplexBuilt: 1959
Architect: UnknownContractor: John Alegrader
1310 – 1316 Conger Ave
Glen Sloan House
Built: 1960
2150 Edgewood Circle
Architect: UnknownContractor: Unknown
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Irving Flotree HouseBuilt: 1965
3216 French Lane
Architect: Irv FlotreeContractor: Unknown
John Clark HouseBuilt: 1966
3208 French Lane
Architect: Irv FlotreeContractor: Unknown
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Dr. HellyerCabinBuilt:1958
Henderson Inlet
Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac DealershipBuilt: 1964
1100 Plum St
Architect:Bennett & Johnson
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Ernest & Anne LeVasseur HouseBuilt: 19682903 Sherwood Drive
Raymond & Lois Johnson HouseBuilt: 19691809 Forest Hill Drive
BerschauerBuilt Houses
John Berschauer HouseBuilt: 19612606 Fir Street
HouseBuilt: 19641929 Forest Hill Dr.
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THREATS
Demolition
Neg
lect
FIRE
APPATHYunawareness
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Edward Duley HouseBuilt: 1962
Architect: G. Stacey Bennett3220 French Lane
The Practical Handyman’s Encyclopedia
LoftisFallout Shelter
410 Fir St NE
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Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation1063 S. Capitol WaySuite 106Olympia, WA 98501
Michael HouserState Architectural Historian
(360) 586-3076