Today marks the 100th birthday of the Washington State Temple of Justice building, home to the State Supreme Court. It is also home to the State Law Library, but did you know that the building also was home to the Washington State Library for 45 years?
Wilder and White watercolor, 1912 Secretary Reed and other Olympia notables and townspeople are celebrating the centennial of Wilder & White winning the nationwide design contest for Washington’s much-praised Capitol group. They bid everyone welcome. Walter Wilder and Harry White were young, little-known New York architects when they won the competition 100 years ago today, submitting an audacious and grand plan for a Capitol Group that includes the Capitol (Legislative Building), Temple of Justice, and other building clustered on a…
With today being Groundhog Day, many are curious to know if that small, furry mammal in Pennsylvania saw its shadow. It did not, which supposedly means an early spring. Thanks to today’s sunny weather in Olympia, the shadow of the Legislative Building’s dome appears on the nearby Temple of Justice. So if we substitute the dome for a groundhog, does this mean winter around here will continue for several more weeks?
My post is full of all kinds of drama and excitement today! I have some good news, and then I have some bad news, but I’m going to end my post with some really great news. The good news: on November 11, 1881, the Washington Territorial House of Representatives passed House Bill 103, a women’s suffrage bill by a vote of 13 to 11. The bad news is that the measure was voted down by the Territorial Council, five to…