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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 73 |
| 1877 | 52 |
| 1878 | 38 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 16 |
| 1883 | 81 |
| 1884 | 42 |
| 1885 | 46 |
| 1886 | 20 |
| 1887 | 34 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 89 |
| 1890 | 21 |
| 1891 | 85 |
| 1892 | 123 |
| 1893 | 90 |
| 1894 | 93 |
| 1895 | 133 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 24 |
| 1904 | 31 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 28 |
| 1909 | 68 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
1,393 stories matching built, from 184 towns
Benton County65
Spokane County34
Yakima County31
Jefferson County26
Walla Walla County25
Clallam County17
Chelan County10
Island County9
Lewis County8
Stevens County7
Clark County6
Pacific County5
Mason County4
San Juan County4
Franklin County3
Columbia County2
Asotin County1
Douglas County1
Ferry County1
Skamania County1