Location: 501 4th Ave E
Local register
Kelley Building, 1964, Thurston County Assessor, Washington State Archives |
Kelley Building today (2013), photo by Deb Ross |
The Kelley building was erected in 1923 and remains one of the largest commercial buildings in downtown Olympia. John Kelley established his furniture store in here 1904 on the then-Swantown Slough waterfront at Fourth and Cherry, then moved to the Hale Block, where, confusingly, there is still a sidewalk inscribed J.E. Kelley. The current building is just across the street from the Hale Block. It has been nicely preserved and is on the local register.
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