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One hundred years later …

One hundred years later …

Supreme Court Justice Gerry Alexander shares a laugh during Wednesday’s kickoff event.  (Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives) We’re having a big celebration on the Capitol Campus in Olympia to mark the century-mark for Walter Wilder and Harry White winning the nationwide competition for the design of the Capitol group of buildings. Wednesday evening was the kickoff event, an outdoor program with a tribal blessing, stories about Wilder & White’s dazzling and audacious design, and witty talks by the 92-year-old …

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Olympia celebrates Capitol Group design centennial

Olympia celebrates Capitol Group design centennial

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…

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