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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1876 | 17 |
| 1877 | 3 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 11 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 15 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 10 |
| 1892 | 38 |
| 1893 | 33 |
| 1894 | 27 |
| 1895 | 32 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1903 | 10 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 13 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
295 stories matching roof, from 54 towns
Pierce County27
Walla Walla County13
Thurston County12
Snohomish County12
Benton County7
Grays Harbor County7
Whatcom County5
Jefferson County4
Yakima County3
Kitsap County3
Kittitas County2
Stevens County2
Whitman County2
Chelan County1
Lewis County1
Skagit County1
County not recorded7