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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1876 | 14 |
| 1877 | 11 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 8 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 35 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 9 |
| 1892 | 20 |
| 1893 | 26 |
| 1894 | 16 |
| 1895 | 31 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 15 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 10 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1918 | 1 |
270 stories matching height, from 66 towns
Yakima County11
Walla Walla County10
Snohomish County10
Benton County9
Spokane County6
Whatcom County6
Kitsap County5
Jefferson County4
Clallam County3
Kittitas County2
Mason County2
Skagit County2
Chelan County1
Franklin County1
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1
Lewis County1
Pacific County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded7