85 year old Olympia armory begins its transformation into a community creative campus

Olympia Armory Creative Campus Building Manager Valerie Roberts conducts a June 5, 2024 tour of the historic Olympia facility as it readies for transform from decades as a working military armory to a multi-use, civic arts facility. Roberts said it’s going to cost $24 million to get the building to a position where its eight arts-organization anchor partners can move into the space permanently and bring programming to people.
The current timeline has them moving in sometime in 2026. Roberts added that it’s going to cost $24 million to get the building to a position where its eight arts-organization anchor partners can move into the space permanently and bring programming to people. The current timeline has them moving in sometime in 2026.