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to a landing containing the Law Enforcement Memorial, adjacent to the conservatory. Due to safety concerns stemming from the settling, the conservatory was closed in 2008 and the building was demolished between 2020 and 2021. For a time it was used to store the
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The gardens and grounds at the Capitol campus were filled with plants grown in the conservatory. Over 70,000 flowers and plants each year were grown there in the 1950s.
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causing catastrophe to the building, built next to a steep ravine where "a number of springs and wet areas were observed" (Olympia is noted for both its
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of up to 65-foot (20 m) deep fill on which it was built. A 1995 report indicated that there was fear of a
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Sunken garden outside the conservatory (looking south towards Insurance Building and State Capitol)
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project. In the 1990s it was noted the greenhouse was suffering
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Some building structural data from State of Washington DES
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11,300 sq ft (1,050 m) incl. basement shops
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HISTORIC CAPITOL CAMPUS CONSERVATORY CLOSES SEPT. 5
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Greenhouse
Olympia
Washington
Coordinates
47°02′16″N 122°54′13″W / 47.0377°N 122.9037°W / 47.0377; -122.9037
Joseph Wohleb
greenhouse
Washington State Capitol
Olympia
Washington
Joseph Wohleb
Works Project Administration
foundation
soil settling
landslide
rainy climate
artesian springs
Heritage Park
Capitol Lake
Chief Shelton
totem pole
Sunken garden outside the conservatory (looking south towards Insurance Building and State Capitol)
Capitol Conservatory building factsheet


"Changing Seasons: A History of the State Capitol Campus Conservatory"


Capitol Campus Greenhouse Soil Stability Investigation Status Report

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