Temple of Justice - Washington State Capitol Campus
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The Temple of Justice houses the Washington State Supreme Court and The Washington State Law Library. It is located on the state's Capitol Campus directly across from the Legislative Building.
Waymark Code: WM1HA5
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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The following excerpt is from Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State from the Olympia "Points of Interest" section.
The TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, Capitol Way between 11th and 12th Aves., is a severe rectangular structure with formal windows and ponderous walls. It contains the chambers of the State Supreme Court and the attorney general's office. In the basement is the STATE LIBRARY, with rare books, pioneer relics, and varied historical material. The State's first library, brought around the Horn in 1854, consisted of scientific, legal, and medical texts and fiction, which Governor Stevens, with a $5,000 grant from Congress, had selected. The present library comprises 100,000 volumes and extensive newspaper files. The STATE LAW LIBRARY of 85,000 volumes is also in this building.
The Temple of Justice still houses the Washington State Supreme Court and The Washington State Law Library, as it has since it was completed in 1921. It is located on the state's Capitol Campus directly across from the Legislative Building (Capitol).

It was the first campus building to go up after a new Capitol Campus was approved and construction began in 1912. Because of difficulties in funding, progress was slow and the project took eight years.

The building is open to the public from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Book: Washington

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 208

Year Originally Published: 1941
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