Heritage Commission
Regular MeetingOlympia, WA · December 14, 2020
Minutes
City Hall
Meeting Minutes - Final 601 4th Avenue E
Olympia, WA 98501
Heritage Commission Heritage Commission
Contact: Marygrace Goddu
(360) 753-8031
Monday, December 14, 2020 12:00 PM Online and via phone
Heritage Review Committee
Meeting link:
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Davies called the meeting to order at 12:11 p.m.
1.A ROLL CALL
Present: 6 - Chair Holly Davies, Commissioner Jessica Bieber, Commissioner
Kenneth House, Commissioner Garner Miller, Commissioner Gary
Stedman and Commissioner Sheila Swalling
1.B OTHERS PRESENT
City of Olympia Historic Preservation Officer Marygrace Goddu
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.A 20-1029 Approval of October 26, 2020 Heritage Review Committee Meeting
Minutes
The minutes were approved.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Shanna Stevenson spoke about the history and significance of the Olympia Armory. Jim
Sweeney participated through the “chat” function due to audio glitch and shared his
support and the Eastside Neighborhood Association’s support for the building as a
community asset.
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
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6.A 20-1030 Olympia Heritage Register Listing of the Olympia Armory
Commissioner House moved, seconded by Commissioner Stedman, to
recommend to the Olympia Heritage Commission that the Olympia Armory
located at 515 Eastside Street be added to the Olympia Heritage Register,
based on its meeting all of the requirements for listing of OMC 18.12.080, and
exemplary eligibility under categories A, B, C, D, and E, and noting the
following building elements:
The entire exterior of the Armory Building is character-defining and should be
preserved or restored.
The interiors of the Armory Building include the following character defining
features which should be preserved or restored:
•The Main Entry Vestibule, including the spatial entry sequence, original tile
floor, and wood door casings.
•The large volume of space that constitutes the Drill Room, and the Drill
Room floor.
•The distinctive structural columns of the ground floor.
The “Long Barn” or Vehicle Storage Building also on the property is historic
and should be retained and rehabilitated but is secondary to the Armory
Building.
The motion passed unanimously.
8. OTHER TOPICS - None
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:18 p.m.
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Agenda
Meeting Agenda City Hall
601 4th Avenue E
Olympia, WA 98501
Heritage Commission
Heritage Commission
Contact: Marygrace Goddu
(360) 753-8031
Monday, December 14, 2020 12:00 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85776
830569?
pwd=UFA3WUVtZmo1R3FQK0dU
RE5BSXNHQT09
Heritage Review Committee
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.A ROLL CALL
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.A 20-1029 Approval of October 26, 2020 Heritage Review Committee Meeting
Minutes
Attachments: DraftMinutes10262020
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
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6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A 20-1030 Olympia Heritage Register Listing of the Olympia Armory
Attachments: Application
Statement of Significance
DAHP Inventory
OMC 18-12-080
8. OTHER TOPICS
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9. ADJOURNMENT
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