Overview

Unbuilt. Only the foundations were completed before the project was abandoned.

Building History

A call for contractors' bids to erect the new state capitol appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligenceron 07/16/1895. It stated, in part: “Sealed bids will be received until 2 o’clock p.m. Tuesday, August 20th, 1895, at the office of the state capitol commission at Olympia, Washington, for all labor and materials required in the erection and completion of the new state capitol building at Olympia, Washington, according to the plans and specifications therefor, prepared by Ernest Flagg, architect, now on file in the office of the architect in the old Capitol building in Olympia, Washington, and also at the office of said architect at No. 54, Broad street, New York City. Attention is called to section seven (7) chapter 138, page 462, session laws of 1893, a portion of which section is as follows: ‘The performance of every contract shall be secured by a bond to the state of Washington in a sum not less than one-quarter of the contract price, secured by two securities qualifying in double the amount of the bond, each of whom shall be a bona fide resident of this state, said bond to be conditioned for the faithful performance of said contract. Each bid shall be accompanied by a similar bond conditioned for the execution and faithful performance of a contract in accordance with the said bid, if the same be accepted by the board.’ The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Bids should be addressed to the ‘State Capitol Commission,’ Olympia, Washington, and enveloped should be marked ‘Bid for New State Capitol Building.’”(See classified advertisement, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 07/16/1895, p. 6.)

PCAD id: 6249