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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 8 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 6 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 15 |
| 1893 | 25 |
| 1894 | 17 |
| 1895 | 35 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1904 | 10 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 12 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
198 stories matching defect, from 35 towns
King County89
Thurston County20
Pierce County20
Snohomish County14
Benton County11
Pend Oreille County8
Spokane County6
Walla Walla County6
Skagit County3
Jefferson County2
Cowlitz County2
Stevens County2
Adams County1
Douglas County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded4