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An 1814 watercolor and ink depiction of the United States Capitol after the burning of Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812. Painting by George Munger. The United States Capitol was, according to some contemporary travelers, the only building in Washington "worthy to be noticed". [26]
Because the Capitol grounds are outside the normal jurisdiction of Olympia and Thurston County, the sheriff and city police do not investigate crime on the Capitol campus. The Washington State Patrol is responsible for law enforcement and investigations on the Capitol grounds as well as at the Old Capitol Building and adjoining Sylvester Park ...
In August 1814, during the War of 1812, invading British troops burned the U.S. Capitol and other buildings in Washington. That fall, Congress met in the Patent Office building (now the National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian American Art Museum).
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Capitol crypt. Delays wracked the construction efforts of the Capitol's builders, notably the interruption by the War of 1812, when all construction came to a halt. In August 1814, the British captured the city of Washington and set fire to the Capitol, nearly destroying the entire building. Thus, when construction recommenced after the war ...
The British invasion on the capital in August 1814, created the opportunity to revisit the pros and con of removing the government from Washington. Crucial buildings and documents were destroyed that were vital to the governing of the nation. [5] A portion of the Capitol Building was destroyed, and the U.S. Treasury was in ashes.
Activists against siting a major airport in Pierce or Thurston County protested in Olympia.
This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Washington (state), including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Washington. Only buildings built prior to 1860 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.