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Tumwater commission unanimously asks state to assess historic highway building and propose mitigation
Summary
Commissioner David McHenry moved and the commission unanimously approved a request that staff ask DOT and the state historic preservation office to assess eligibility of an old highway department building for state or national registers and to identify mitigation steps if demolition proceeds.
The Tumwater Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously on Nov. 20 to ask staff to contact the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) and the State Historic Preservation Office to determine whether an old DOT/highway department building is eligible for the state or national register of historic places and, if demolition is unavoidable, to recommend historic‑preservation mitigation steps.
The motion was made by David (first referenced in the…
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