UPDATE: DAHP Move on Target for March 1
Feb 11, 2015
Barring any unforeseen last minute hitch, DAHP's offices in Olympia will be moved over the weekend of February 27th, 28th, and March 1, 2015. With the move date rapidly approaching, DAHP staff is feverishly working to plan and coordinate with Department of Enterprise Services (the State's landlord agency), the moving company, and contractors to make sure the transition goes as smoothly as possible and to minimize disruption in service to our customers. 
New DAHP Offices - Thurston County Courthouse Still, as any move presents numerous logistical challenges and unknowns, please be aware that during the last week in February and the first week in March, our responsiveness to your contact may not be as timely as we would like. At this time, we understand that Friday, February 27th and Monday March 2nd will be the most difficult as those are the days when computers and telephone equipment will be disconnected. At other times, staff will be working to pack their work spaces by Thursday, Feb. 26th in order for the movers to begin moving boxes and furnishings on Friday morning, the 27th. Our current phone numbers will still be in service, but a little spotty around the move date. Keep in mind that most of the staff can still be reached by using their mobile phones numbers (posted on-line). Of course, our email addresses remain the same and we will have access to email as soon as our computers are installed and operational on March 2nd and soon thereafter. Also, note that our current mailing address (P.O. Box 48343, Olympia WA 98504-8343) will remain unchanged. However, for mailing materials to DAHP using a special carrier like UPS, or visiting us in our new office, the address will be 1110 Capitol Way South, Olympia WA 98501. Finally, we will be moving to the old Thurston County Courthouse building, now owned by the State of Washington and known as the Capitol Court Building. DAHP offices will be in the lower level of the building facing eastward. Limited visitor parking is available both off Capitol Way South as well as Washington Street. Capitol Court is listed in the National Register of Historic Places having been built in 1930 and designed by Joseph Wohleb. For decades, Wohleb was Olympia's favored architect who designed many buildings in the South Puget Sound region and across the state. It was also threatened with demolition in the 1980s. Fortunately, preservation advocates were able to persuade the State to preserve the vacant building. Rehabilitation followed for use by a mix of state agencies.
New DAHP Offices - Thurston County Courthouse Still, as any move presents numerous logistical challenges and unknowns, please be aware that during the last week in February and the first week in March, our responsiveness to your contact may not be as timely as we would like. At this time, we understand that Friday, February 27th and Monday March 2nd will be the most difficult as those are the days when computers and telephone equipment will be disconnected. At other times, staff will be working to pack their work spaces by Thursday, Feb. 26th in order for the movers to begin moving boxes and furnishings on Friday morning, the 27th. Our current phone numbers will still be in service, but a little spotty around the move date. Keep in mind that most of the staff can still be reached by using their mobile phones numbers (posted on-line). Of course, our email addresses remain the same and we will have access to email as soon as our computers are installed and operational on March 2nd and soon thereafter. Also, note that our current mailing address (P.O. Box 48343, Olympia WA 98504-8343) will remain unchanged. However, for mailing materials to DAHP using a special carrier like UPS, or visiting us in our new office, the address will be 1110 Capitol Way South, Olympia WA 98501. Finally, we will be moving to the old Thurston County Courthouse building, now owned by the State of Washington and known as the Capitol Court Building. DAHP offices will be in the lower level of the building facing eastward. Limited visitor parking is available both off Capitol Way South as well as Washington Street. Capitol Court is listed in the National Register of Historic Places having been built in 1930 and designed by Joseph Wohleb. For decades, Wohleb was Olympia's favored architect who designed many buildings in the South Puget Sound region and across the state. It was also threatened with demolition in the 1980s. Fortunately, preservation advocates were able to persuade the State to preserve the vacant building. Rehabilitation followed for use by a mix of state agencies. 
