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29: 715: 261:' 1928 campus plan. It was described as "among the most important regional archetypes of mid-century architectural design and thought...a textbook on how Washingtonians looked at the future in the 1950s". It was named for 257:
quarried a few tens of miles away and used in the state capitol and other buildings. It was the last monumental building added to the capitol campus and one of the few departures from the
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for the design, the first such award to be presented. The building was listed on the
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Historic Sites of the Washington State and Territorial Library: 1853 to the present
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hosted by Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
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Up to 2.5 percent of the building's construction cost was reserved for
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National Register of Historic Places in Thurston County, Washington
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The Dynamics of Change: A History of the Washington State Library
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Olympia modernism: a self-guided tour of mid-century buildings
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Washington State Library building, Joel M. Pritchard Library
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Library, later office building in Washington, United States
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in 2003, but returned to the Pritchard Building in 2008.
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was in charge of placing the art. The Tobey was moved to
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Sleek, Shiny and New: Olympia's Post-WWII Architecture
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Elliott, a mosaic by 299:and other administrative staff. 271:American Institute of Architects 33:Joel M. Pritchard Building, 2020 27: 721:Washington State Capitol campus 711:Libraries in Washington (state) 680:, Washington Secretary of State 492:Brian Zylstra (March 4, 2016), 372:, p. 39, (chapter reprinted at 208: 588:University of Washington Press 214:AIA/ALA Library Building Award 59:Library, later office building 1: 582:Deloris Tarzan Ament (2002), 531:Sheila Farr (April 1, 2003), 646:Reynolds, Maryan E. (2002), 275:American Library Association 241:. The building's architect, 146:State administrative offices 170:$ 2.45 million (authorized) 737: 551:"Washington State Library" 223:Joel M. Pritchard Building 22:Joel M. Pritchard Building 289:2001 Nisqually Earthquake 253:design incorporating the 249:complex in Seattle, used 38: 26: 235:Washington State Library 227:Washington State Capitol 179:Washington State Library 293:Washington State Senate 195:Design and construction 138:120 ft (37 m) 620:, Seattle: History Ink 559:, Seattle: History Ink 368:1958 review, cited in 278:Library Building Award 245:who also designed the 366:The Los Angeles Times 247:Century 21 Exposition 498:From Our Corner blog 151:Construction started 119:47.0345°N 122.9049°W 456:Capitol Master Plan 267:Lieutenant Governor 189:State of Washington 115: /  82:Olympia, Washington 64:Architectural style 51:General information 327:Bob and Ira Spring 255:Wilkeson sandstone 124:47.0345; -122.9049 633:, pp. 71–74. 537:The Seattle Times 347:Tacoma Art Museum 325:, photographs by 263:Joel M. Pritchard 239:Temple of Justice 219: 218: 210:Awards and prizes 162:November 15, 1958 728: 681: 664: 634: 628: 622: 621: 607: 601: 600: 579: 573: 567: 561: 560: 546: 540: 539: 528: 517: 516: 508: 502: 501: 489: 483: 482: 470: 461: 460: 451: 445: 439: 430: 424: 418: 412: 406: 405: 403: 393: 377: 363: 343:George Tsutakawa 339:Northwest School 331:Kenneth Callahan 329:, and murals by 323:James FitzGerald 269:. 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Modern
New Formal
Olympia, Washington
Coordinates
47°02′04″N 122°54′18″W / 47.0345°N 122.9049°W / 47.0345; -122.9049
Washington State Library
State of Washington
Paul Thiry
AIA/ALA Library Building Award
Washington State Capitol
Olympia
Washington State Library
Temple of Justice
Paul Thiry
Century 21 Exposition
Modern
Wilkeson sandstone
Olmsted Brothers
Joel M. Pritchard
Lieutenant Governor
American Institute of Architects
American Library Association
Library Building Award
National Register of Historic Places
2001 Nisqually Earthquake
Washington State Senate
Code Reviser
public art
Du Pen Fountain

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