Reed Building Annex

Location: 212 Legion Way SE
National Downtown Historic District

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Reed Building Annex today (2014), Photo by Deb Ross

This small, one-story building is adjacent to the Reed Building, on Legion Way. It was erected in 1946 and was for many years the home of Weller Insurance. It is now owned by the family that owns the Reed Building. The building is not on the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation’s nor the city’s inventory but is shown as historic contributing in the Downtown Olympia National Historic District.

Olympia Downtown District National Register

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