Building damage

Wednesday's earthquake took its toll on a number of buildings around South Sound. Many have been closed until structural engineers can assess their stability.

Olympia closes 27 buildings

The City of Olympia has evacuated 13 buildings, closing them to everyone pending structural evaluations. They have been "red-tagged."

The Old Olympian Hotel, 519 Washington

The Knox Building

524 Washington Street (Drees Building)

Safeway, 3215 Harrison Ave. N.W.

The Federal Building, 801 Capitol Way

The American Legion Building, 219 Legion

210 Thurston St.

Mottman Building

Ramada Inn Governor House, 621 Capitol Way S.

Capital High School's new section, 2707 Conger N.W.

Skookum Bay Outfitters, 518 Capitol Way S.

The city also has limited access to the following buildings, "yellow-tagging" them for a structural assessment. They can only be entered to secure offices and obtain medicine.

Elks Apartments, 611 Capitol Way S.

Top Food & Drug, 1313 Cooper Point Road S.W.

Lincoln School's east wing, 213 21st Ave. S.E.

The Olympia Center, 222 Columbia N.

Security Building, 408 Washington St.

South Bay Copying, 402 Washington St.

304 and 310 Olympia Ave.

Olympia High School stage, 1302 North St. S.E.

Ken Schoenfeld Furniture, W. Fourth and S. Capitol Way, near the alley

Selden's Furnishings, 220 Legion Way S.E.

Talcott Building, 420 Capitol Way S.

Fish Tale Ale, 514 Jefferson St. S.E.

State buildings damaged

The following Capitol Campus and nearby buildings have been closed to the public until further notice while the Department of General Administration determines how safe and suitable they are for occupation:

Legislative Building

O'Brien Building

Cherberg Building

Governor's Mansion

Temple of Justice

Insurance Building

Newhouse Building

Office Building 2

Department of Transportation headquarters

Highway-Licensing Building

General Administration headquarters

Employment Security headquarters and Employment Security annex

Dolliver Building

Pritchard library Building

State Archives

Natural Resources Building

Old Capitol

Townsquare Buildings

Deschutes Parkway

Emergency shelter

An emergency shelter for people evacuated or displaced by the earthquake has been opened at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1515 Harrison. For information about the shelter, call the local Red Cross chapter at 352-8575.

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