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OBSERVATIONS: BUILDINGS
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Olympia Buildings Facts and Figures

[Select the images link on the left to view pictures of the buildings discussed below.]

Building Closures

27 buildings were closed immediately after the earthquake.
The list of "red-tagged" damaged buildings includes:

The Olympian Apartments & Hotel
519 Washington St.
  • Old elevator shaft/tower collapsed, throwing bricks onto road
  • Penthouse collapsed on the elevator.
The Drees Building
524 Washington St.

The Federal Building
801 Capitol Way

Skookum Bay Outfitters
518 Capitol Way S.

Washington Avenue Toy Store
5th and Washington

Highway-Licensing Building

Miscellaneous Buildings

The Knox Building

  • Unstable elevator shaft
Safeway
3215 Harrison Avenue N.W.
  • Damage to roof beams
The American Legion Building
219 Legion

210 Thurston St.

Mottman Building

Ramada Inn Governor House
621 Capitol Way S.

  • Dislodged beam on 8th floor
Capital High School's new section
2707 Conger N.W.
  • Cracks in beams
 The list of buildings "yellow-tagged" for structural assessment includes:

Elks Apartments
611 Capitol Way S.

Top Food & Drug
1313 Cooper Point Road S.W.

Lincoln School's East wing
213 21st Avenue S.E.

The Olympia Center
222 Columbia N.

Security Building
408 Washington St.

South Bay Copying
402 Washington St.

304 and 310 Olympia Avenue

Olympia High School stage
1302 North St. S.E.

Ken Schoenfeld Furniture
W. Fourth and S. Capitol Way, near the alley

Selden's Furnishings
220 Legion Way S.E.

Talcott Building
420 Capitol Way S.

Fish Tale Ale
514 Jefferson St. S.E.
Damage to State buildings

The following Capitol Campus and nearby buildings have been closed to the public until further notice while the Department of General Administration determines how safe and suitable they are for occupation:

Legislative Building
  • Cracks in the dome
  • Cosmetic damage
  • Column damage
  • Closed pending further structural evaluations
O'Brien Building

Cherberg Building

Governor's Mansion

Temple of Justice

Capitol Building

Insurance Building

Newhouse Building

Office Building 2

Department of Transportation headquarters

General Administration headquarters

Employment Security headquarters and Employment Security annex

Dolliver Building

Pritchard Library Building

State Archives

Natural Resources Building

Old Capitol

Townsquare Buildings

Deschutes Parkway


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