Olympia Downtown Historic District

	Olympia Downtown Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Washington Street in the heart of the historic district
Location	Olympia, Washington
Coordinates	47°02′38.8″N 122°54′01.1″W / 47.044111°N 122.900306°WCoordinates: 47°02′38.8″N 122°54′01.1″W / 47.044111°N 122.900306°W
Area	26.74 acres (10.82 ha)
Built	1853–1889
Architectural style	Romanesque, Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.	04001008
Added to NRHP	September 15, 2004

The Olympia Downtown Historic District is a historic district located in Olympia, Washington, the state's capital. The district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004, covers 17 blocks in downtown Olympia and includes 51 contributing properties.

The majority of buildings in Downtown Olympia were built between 1911 and 1930, decades after Washington gained statehood with Olympia as its capital city. Three earthquakes, in 1949, 1965 and 2001, damaged buildings in downtown Olympia.

Several properties in the historic district were designed by architect Joseph Wohleb, who hails from the area.

Buildings[]

Hotel Olympian

Individual buildings in the historic district include the Hotel Olympian, the Old Capitol Building and Capitol Theater. All of these are within one or two blocks of , also named as part of the district.^[2]

Seven properties are landmarks in their own right and were already separately listed in the National Register:^[2]^: 6

the Old Capitol Building (#84),
, also known as (#68).
(#39),
(#79),
Mottman Building (#18),
(#59), and
, a Carnegie Library (#86).

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Thurston Regional Planning Council (July 27, 2004), National Register of Historic Places Registration: Olympia Downtown Historic District NRHP application, State of Washington, OMS 1024-0018, retrieved December 5, 2016 (including maps, historic photos, and 31 photos from 2004) (text and photos also available from the National Park Service as NRHP text document including maps and historic photos and 31 photos from 2004)

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] Thurston Regional Planning Council (July 27, 2004), National Register of Historic Places Registration: Olympia Downtown Historic District NRHP application, State of Washington, OMS 1024-0018, retrieved December 5, 2016 (including maps, historic photos, and 31 photos from 2004) (text and photos also available from the National Park Service as NRHP text document including maps and historic photos and 31 photos from 2004)

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