An Empty Opportunity Township Hall Building, circa 1970
This file appears in: Spokane Valley Heritage Museum/Opportunity Township Hall

This is what the building looked like only a few years after the State of Washington officially disbanded townships in 1974. With the level of commercial and residential development in the area, it is surprising that the old building managed to escape demolition.
This file appears in: Spokane Valley Heritage Museum/Opportunity Township Hall
Spokane Valley Heritage Museum/Opportunity Township Hall
You are looking at one of the last physical remnants of the now defunct "Township" form of government in Washington. A state vote in 1908 granted the formation of County Townships as semi-autonomous,…