This photo journal, part 1 or a 2 part Bellingham set, features historic buildings in Bellingham. The city has several (8+) national historic districts whcih can be located on this map:
http://www.cob.org/services/neighborhoods/historic/tour/images/bellingham-historic-sites-map-large.jpgGreat historical building site including photos: http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/talbot/BhmCityCenterPixHTM/HistResList.htm
Some hisotry: The history of Bellingham in the NW corner of Washington State, involves the settling of Whatcom County in the
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The Bellingham Herald Building (1926)
on the corner of State & Chestnut Streets was built as an...
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The main entrance
Currently the only daily newspaper published in Bellingham, it began...
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Old YMCA Building (1905-1906)
at 311 E Holly St was the first home of the organization although the first...
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Dahlquist Building (1905)
at 1311-1313 North State St was one of the first reinforced concrete...
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Puget Sound Power & Light Building
at 1329 N State St. I can't find any history on this building.
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Daylight Building (1904)
at 1205-1207 North State Street has served many different uses over...
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Masonic Hall Scottish Rite Temple (1905)
at 1101-1107 N State St. The Masons were established in Bellingham in...
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Morse Hardware Company Bdg (1901-1902)
at 1025-1031 N State St. Morse Hardware was founded by Robert I. Morse...
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B.B. Jones Block (1891)
at 932-936 N State Street was the 1st brick building in this busy commercial...
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View toward the waterfront.
Note the Depot Market Square building on the right. The market, completed in...
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Laube & Windsor Hotels (1900)
on North State St. Considered the finest and most modern hotel in New Whatcom...
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Unidentified building
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YWCA Building (1915)
at 1026 N Forest St. with First Presbyterian Church behind it. The...
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Alamo Apartments at 421 E Maple St,
built year n/a.
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The Montague-McHugh Building (1927),
Aka Crown Plaza, at the corner Commercial & W. Magnolia, is uniquely...
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Side view & mural.
The building has been used for office space by Crown Plaza since 1991. After...
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Mount Baker Theater (1927)
at 106 N. Commercial Street with its striking tower has been a characteristic...
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Bellingham Towers on N Commercial St,
across the street from the Mount Baker Theater, is Bellingham's tallest...
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Kirkpatrick Building
is a triangular (flatiron) building at the intersection of Champion, Magnolia...
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Federal Building (1912-1913)
at 100-106 W Magnolia Street in Second Italian Renaissance Revival style....
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Old City Hall/Whatcom Museum
(1892-1893) at 121 Prospect St with maritime Heritage Park in the...
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Closeup
The first piece of legislation enacted in 1893 was an ordinance to...
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Prospect Street office building
at 120 Prospect Street is a striking Classic Greek revival brick...
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Cascade Laundry & Salvation Army
at 205 & 209 Prospect St. Available info confusing. The Cascade...
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Side view of wonderful mural
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North America
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