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Survey Summary and

Proposed National Historic District

for the

York Neighborhood

Bellingham, Washington

Prepared for the

City of Bellingham

and the

York Neighborhood

by Historic Preservation Northwest

May 28th, 2009

Disclosure

This project is federally-funded by Preserve America requiring a 50% match.

Preserve America is a White House initiative developed in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; the U.S. Departments of Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation,

and Education; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities; and the President's Council on

Environmental Quality.

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Front Cover Photograph: View looking northwest from 1335 and 1339 Franklin Street with

Magnolia Street leading off into the distance towards the former City Hall, circa 1900.

(Photo courtesy of the Whatcom Museum Photo Archives.)

Survey Summary and Proposed National Historic District, York Neighborhood DRAFT Page 2

Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................. 3 Methodology.......................................................................................... 3

Neighborhood Boundaries ....................................................................... 4 Previous Surveys ................................................................................... 5 Properties on the National Register .......................................................... 5

Findings ................................................................................................... 6 Evaluation ................................................................................................ 9

District Boundaries ................................................................................ 10 Recommendations .................................................................................... 12 Outcomes .................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Maps Appendix .............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.


Introduction This report presents a summary of information gathered for the York Neighborhood

located in Bellingham, Washington as part of the 2007-09 Preserve America Historic Resource Survey and Inventory project. As part of the Preserve America project,

this report also provides recommendations for a National Register Historic District in the York Neighborhood.

The Preserve America federal grant program provides funds on a matching basis to assist Preserve America Communities with marketing, planning and educational

efforts associated with protection and utilization of community heritage assets. The City of Bellingham received one of 43 grants awarded in 2007.

Partners in the Survey and Inventory project included volunteers and staff from the City of Bellingham’s Planning and Community Development Department, Whatcom

Museum Photo Archives, and Bellingham Public Library, as well as contributions from the Washington State Regional Archives and Western Washington University’s

Center for Pacific Northwest Studies. Additional volunteers were provided by student interns from Western Washington University.

The project goals were to survey and inventory the historic resources within the three neighborhoods, to enter information into the Statewide Database, and to

analyze the survey and historical research information and develop a National Historic District nomination for each neighborhood. This report describes what has been found during the survey and inventory work and provides recommendations

for the York Historic District nomination.

Methodology

The City hired Historic Preservation Northwest to perform the survey and inventory and to write the district nominations. A public “kick-off” meeting was held in

February 2008 to introduce the public to the project, and the survey was initiated with a “windshield survey” of the initial 2772 tax lots within the three

neighborhoods. This involved recording approximate construction date, and if built earlier than 1960, taking one or more digital photographs and recording the integrity of plan, siding and windows, along with the type of siding, windows and

foundation. By the end of March 2008, the windshield survey was complete.

With this initial information gathered, survey forms were produced for a “reconnaissance survey” on the 2167 resources built before 1960. Reconnaissance survey involves writing a physical description of the property and how it evolved

over time. A two-day training session was held in March 2008 to train 25 volunteers in the architectural survey process. Volunteers were tasked with

surveying and writing physical descriptions for assigned buildings. Other volunteers completed city directory research, some photographed outbuildings, several completed tax assessment research, and some researched Sanborn Fire Insurance

maps.


Two additional volunteer survey training sessions were held in April 2008, with several volunteers researching and writing the history of their own homes. In June

2008, a group of interns from WWU were recruited and trained in field survey. Meanwhile, three core project volunteers continued with the reconnaissance survey,

completing the field work in October 2008. In January 2009 four historic preservation students from the University of Oregon assisted in writing physical descriptions, which was completed in April 2009.

During the reconnaissance survey volunteers researched the history of the

neighborhoods and individual resources. All the resources with sufficient integrity to be contributing to a potential historic district within a neighborhood had a history written for it. That totaled 1302 resources recorded at the “intensive level” with an

additional approximate 100 resources that were non-contributing but had an interesting history.

In October 2008, an informational public meeting was held to inform the

neighborhoods how the project was progressing and what intriguing history the survey had uncovered. Since that time all of the data has been gathered into a proprietary Access database which will be given to the City. The subset of that data

will then be entered into the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation’s Statewide Database. Information from this database will be

available online in the future but will not include information of current ownership. The next step in the project is to present preliminary district boundaries to each of

the three neighborhoods in early June, and to work with City staff and the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), who will review the survey data and the three

district nominations. Once SHPO has completed its final review, the nominations will be submitted to the

Washington State Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). The ACHP will review the nominations, which will be presented at a public ACHP meeting on

October 22-23, 2009 in Spokane, Washington. (The ACHP holds their meetings every four months in different regions of the State.) If the ACHP has no changes or

additions, the nominations will be sent to the National Park Service (NPS) for review before listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If the NPS has no changes or additions, they will forward the district nomination to the Keeper of the

National Register for listing.

Neighborhood Boundaries

The York Neighborhood draws its name from its origins as the 1888 York Addition to New Whatcom. The original addition forms the core of the neighborhood between Gladstone Street, Lakeway Drive, Ellis Street, and Interstate-5.

The boundaries of the York Neighborhood are formed largely by human-made

borders. To the east is Interstate-5, which forms that neighborhood’s strongest edge. The remaining borders are somewhat arbitrary and follow roadways rather than addition lines or other historical precedents. The York Neighborhood contains

sections of five major additions, fully containing none of them. The neighborhood


stretches far to the south to Abbott Street. Its west side zigs and zags on North Samish Highway, East Maple Street, Ellis Street, East Holly Street, and North State

Street. The neighborhood’s north boundary is formed by the meandering Whatcom Creek.

Previous Surveys

In 1979-1980 the Historic Preservation Office of the Whatcom County Park and

Recreation Board surveyed the Sehome, South Hill, York, and Lettered Streets Neighborhoods.

Properties Currently listed in the National Register of Historic Places

There are no National Register listed resources in the York Neighborhood.


Findings

The York Neighborhood has been home to Bellingham’s working and middle class

for over 120 years, and the neighborhood’s structures reflect different building trends throughout this time span.

Within the boundaries of the York Neighborhood there are 862 tax lots. On the 862 tax lots there are 826 principal structures. Of the 826 principal structures, 722 of

them were built before 1960, according to the county’s assessment records, research and survey experience. Of the 722 structures, there are 688 residential, 4

churches, 2 schools, 1 health care facility, and 27 commercial buildings. Many buildings in the York Neighborhood were constructed between 1895 and

1905. Within that ten-year period, we placed 320 of the 722 buildings, or 44%. The neighborhood became established as a working class community adjacent to

the city’s downtown, featuring homes of varied sizes and styles, representing the types of houses constructed by Bellingham’s middle-class and working families. The historic buildings in the neighborhood reflect the building trends of the late 1890s

and early 1900s – modest renditions of the Queen Anne, Foursquare and Craftsman styles.

York Construction Dates

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Integrity evaluation was one of the most important aspects of the survey analysis. Resources were evaluated in three categories representing the key character-

defining features of a building: plan, cladding, and windows. The three elements of each building were evaluated as being intact, slightly altered,

moderately altered, or extensively altered. The overall historic integrity, or level of alteration to the original building, was evaluated according to the following table:

Table 1. Evaluation of Historic Integrity

Alterations

Plan Cladding Windows

Intact

There are no apparent

additions.

All siding is historic.

Partial replacement with

compatible material is

acceptable, e.g. new

wood lap at the

foundation. Full

replacement with a new

compatible material may

be categorized as

“slight.”

All windows are historic.

Exact replication of

several windows is

acceptable. One non-

compatible window on

an elevation that is not

readily seen is

acceptable.

Slight

There are additions

(especially historic) to

the rear of the building

or small, compatible

newer additions, e.g. a

new dormer with

compatible massing

and styling.

Siding replaced with

compatible material,

especially early in the

building’s history (e.g.

drop to lap siding).

Minor incompatible

replacements, e.g. T-1-

11 foundation skirting.

Several non-historic

windows on non-visible

elevations is acceptable.

One non-historic window

on a visible elevation is

allowed. Near exact

replication of most

windows is acceptable.

Moderate

There are additions to

the sides of the

building that are

visible from the front

and change the overall

building mass.

Partial siding

replacement with non-

compatible material, e.g.

vinyl on 1st floor, wood

on 2nd.

All windows have been

replaced while keeping

the same openings and

same window

configuration. Full vinyl

window replacement

leaving window openings

intact and matching sash

configuration would be

here.

Extensive

There are major

additions on the front

and sides or to the

building’s height and

roof structure. The

building is barely

recognizable as a

historic structure.

All siding replaced/

covered with metal or

vinyl veneer. Historic

siding replacement with

material that is

substantially different

visually from original,

e.g. Queen Anne

building with combed

wood shingle or

asbestos shingle.

All windows have been

replaced without regard

to window configuration

or openings.


As part of the survey, buildings were compared to the 1950

Sanborn Fire Insurance maps. The Sanborn Fire Insurance

Company made maps of the Lettered Streets Neighborhood beginning in 1885, and provided

updates up until 1963. These maps provide information about

the original footprints of buildings as well as information about construction material, uses, and

any outbuildings on the site. By comparing the Sanborn maps to

current aerials and examining the buildings from streets and alleys,

it was found that very few

buildings were extensively altered in plan -- only 26 out of 722 (4%).

There were alterations, but many of the plans were either intact or slightly altered (613, or 85%).

The generally small lot size in the York Neighborhood may have had

some influence on the occurrence of intact plans.

The integrity of the cladding (i.e., siding) in York to be good. Out of

722 resources, 526 properties (73%) had intact or slightly altered siding. Only 196 resources

had moderate to extensive alterations. This fairly good siding

retention figure may be due to a large number of rental properties in the neighborhood retaining and

repairing siding material rather than replacing it; however, the

neighborhood still has its share of asbestos, metal, vinyl and cementitious sidings.

Many of the original windows in

the York Neighborhood have been altered, and out of 722 resources, 381 resources (53%) were found

to have moderate to extensive window alterations. This is mainly

due to vinyl window replacements,

Plan Integrity

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400

Intact Slight Moderate Extensive

Alterations

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Cladding Integrity

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Alterations

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Window Integrity

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as well as replacement of original windows with bronzed aluminum sliders. Only 191 (26%) resources had intact windows.

Evaluation

Based on survey information, buildings were evaluated as to whether they retained sufficient “historic integrity” to contribute toward a district. Historic integrity is the

authenticity of a resource’s historic identity, and refers to the intactness of historic form and original construction materials. As such, historic integrity is essential to the resource’s ability to convey its significance. Alterations, either historic or

contemporary, were examined for compatibility. The “condition” of an historic resource is generally defined as “state of repair,” should not be confused with

historic integrity. In other words, a building can be in poor condition but retain a high degree of historic integrity.

To be considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places an historic resource must have identifiable evidence in all or some of the following aspects of

integrity. Some aspects are more important than others in conveying significance, and these are determined on an individual basis. The seven aspects of integrity, as developed by the National Park Service, include:

Location: Is the resource in its original location or has it been moved?

Design: Is the original design intact? Setting: Has the character of the setting stayed the same or changed over

time? Materials: What portion of the original materials is retained? Workmanship: Does the resource show craftsmanship of the period?

Feeling: Does the resource evoke an aesthetic or historic sense of the past? Association: Is this the site of an historic event or activity, or is the site

associated with an important person historically? A historic district is a group of buildings, properties and / or sites that have been

designated as historically and/or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within an historic district are divided into two categories:

contributing and non-contributing. Districts greatly vary in size, some having hundreds of structures while others have just a few.

To make a preliminary decision of contributing and non-contributing to a historic district, we used an objective procedure based on Table 1. Evaluation of Historic

Integrity: 1. If the building was built after 1945, it would be considered “non-contributing” to a district in York. This seemingly arbitrary date defines a strong change in house styles, construction methods, and land use in the post-WWII era.

2. If a building had “extensive” alterations in any of the three categories of integrity, then the structure would be considered non-contributing to a

district.


3. If the building had “moderate” alterations in two or more categories, say moderate alterations to windows and cladding, then the structure would be

considered non-contributing to a district.

4. However, a non-contributing building could be “elevated” to contributing if evidence of association of the building with a significant individual or event were discovered through future research, or if a building were restored to its

original historic materials, form, and style.

District Boundaries

Coupled with contribution are four

district boundary descriptors: historical, physical, temporal, and

integrity. We try to find historical boundaries

for a district, a place traditionally defined by

history, such as “downtown.” In the York Neighborhood,

that would be the area known as the “York

Addition.” We try to find physical boundaries for a

district, such as a river or highway. In York,

some physical boundaries would be Interstate-5, Whatcom

Creek, and Ellis Street. Temporal boundaries

outline areas that show development occurring around the same time,

such as a subdivision. In York, the

construction spike around 1900 is a good sign of a temporal

boundary; however, there is quite a lot of

construction on either side of that 1895-1905 period. And integrity


can be used to separate an area of low physical integrity from one of higher integrity, though this boundary definer is the weakest of the four.

Looking at the four boundary determiners, a historic district begins to appear within

the core of the neighborhood. As the graphic shows, all four boundary descriptors can be used to define a historic district in York. The boundary would be formed by the physical boundary of Ellis Street on the west, the temporal and physical

boundary of Lakeway Drive on the south, the I-5 physical boundary on the east, and the physical boundary of Meador Avenue on the north.

Ellis Street is a physical boundary that visually divides the neighborhood from the north-south streets on the east side of Ellis from the diagonal streets on the west

side of Ellis. Lakeway Drive has evolved into a strong physical barrier separating the north part of the York Neighborhood from the south. The houses along Grant

Street and Humboldt Street south of Lakeway Drive developed in the 1910s and 1920s, a period of time after the main development of the York Neighborhood north of Lakeway Drive. The construction of Interstate-5 in the late 1950s bisected the

original York Neighborhood, moving out entire blocks of houses along Iron, James and King Streets, and effectively splitting the York Addition. Interstate-5 makes a

solid east edge boundary line. The northern border of the proposed district follows Meador Avenue and the post-WWII commercial development on its north side. The

boundaries make a strong demarcation for the potential district.


Recommendations Based on the survey information combined with historical research and remaining

historic integrity, it is recommended that a National Register Historic District be formed in a portion of the York Neighborhood. We recommend an area that is

defined by temporal and physical boundaries contained within the boundary of the York Neighborhood (see Map Appendix). The period of significance would be defined as 1885 to 1930. The range includes the oldest house in the

neighborhood, 1318 Humboldt Street (1885), to the precipitous drop in construction with the Great Depression. This period takes into account the major

development of York between 1895 and 1905.

There are four criteria to listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Listing can occur if the proposed district meets one or more of the following criteria:

A: EVENT The historic property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of the nation’s history; or

B: PERSON The historic property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or

C: DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION The historic property embodies the

distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may

lack individual distinction; or

D: INFORMATION POTENTIAL The property has yielded or may be likely to yield information important in history or prehistory.

The York Historic District is eligible for the National Register under Criterion A as a cohesive neighborhood that represents a broad pattern of the social and economic

history of Bellingham. As such the district represents a cross culture of individuals, both famous and ordinary, whose skills and talents contributed to the development and growth of the city. The early residents included business proprietors, industrial

employees, government officials, and independent trade people, all living in a close knit neighborhood.

The district would also eligible under Criterion C as an area that embodies the distinctive characteristics of residential development in Bellingham. Many of the

dwellings represent the work of a master craftsmen and/or architect, and a majority of the resources possess high artistic values representing significant

characteristics of architectural styles popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The York National Historic District would be an intact residential neighborhood concentrated around 1900. There are 826 principal structures in the York

neighborhood. The proposed district boundaries take in 506 (61%) of the 826 structures. The period of significance is represented by 445 (88%) of the 506

structures. Of the 506 structures, 291 (58%) would be contributing, 154 (30%)


historic non-contributing, and 61 (12%) non-historic non-contributing. In addition to residential, the proposed district has eight commercial buildings, one

health care facility, and three churches. The district’s boundaries would be delineated by the physical boundary of Ellis Street on the west, the Interstate-5

physical boundary on the east, the temporal and physical boundary of Lakeway Drive on the south, and the temporal boundary of Meador Avenue on the north.

There is potential for a National Historic District in the area south of Lakeway Drive. Centered around the former Franklin School site (now Franklin Park), this portion of

the York Neighborhood has potential to be a historic district exemplifying the architecture of the 1910s and 1920s. The six-block area would be delineated by Lakeway Drive to the north, Humboldt Street to the east, Edwards Street to the

south, and Ellis Street to the west.

Another area that merits future research as a National Historic District is the “York Triangle.” This is the area west of Ellis Street, with Holly Street on the southwest and State Street on the northwest forming the triangle. The core housing along

Garden, High and Indian Streets may have potential as a National Historic District.

The 291 contributing addresses in the York National Historic District within the

proposed boundaries include:

1304 ELLIS ST

1306 ELLIS ST

1320 ELLIS ST

1323 ELLIS ST

1334 ELLIS ST

1338 ELLIS ST

1406 ELLIS ST

1410 ELLIS ST

1418 ELLIS ST

1424 ELLIS ST

1428 ELLIS ST

1440 ELLIS ST

1442 ELLIS ST

1443 ELLIS ST

1444 ELLIS ST

1454 ELLIS ST

1458 ELLIS ST

1506 ELLIS ST

1310 FRANKLIN ST

1311 FRANKLIN ST

1316 FRANKLIN ST

1320 FRANKLIN ST

1323 FRANKLIN ST

1328 FRANKLIN ST

1333 FRANKLIN ST

1335 FRANKLIN ST

1347 FRANKLIN ST

1349 FRANKLIN ST

1400 FRANKLIN ST

1406 FRANKLIN ST

1420 FRANKLIN ST

1421 FRANKLIN ST

1425 FRANKLIN ST

1428 FRANKLIN ST

1429 FRANKLIN ST

1430 FRANKLIN ST

1435 FRANKLIN ST

1436 FRANKLIN ST

1437 FRANKLIN ST

1440 FRANKLIN ST

1445 FRANKLIN ST

1446 FRANKLIN ST

1447 FRANKLIN ST

1453 FRANKLIN ST

1455 FRANKLIN ST

1462 FRANKLIN ST

1463 FRANKLIN ST

1466 FRANKLIN ST

1468 FRANKLIN ST

1474 FRANKLIN ST

1511 FRANKLIN ST

1517 FRANKLIN ST

1518 FRANKLIN ST

811 FRASER ST

815 FRASER ST

301 GLADSTONE ST

306 GLADSTONE ST

317 GLADSTONE ST

401 GLADSTONE ST

406 GLADSTONE ST

415 GLADSTONE ST

417 GLADSTONE ST

421-423

GLADSTONE ST

500 GLADSTONE ST

503 GLADSTONE ST

508 GLADSTONE ST

515 GLADSTONE ST

517 GLADSTONE ST

606 GLADSTONE ST

613 GLADSTONE ST

614 GLADSTONE ST

701 GLADSTONE ST

710 GLADSTONE ST

711 GLADSTONE ST

717 GLADSTONE ST

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1628 HUMBOLDT ST

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1637 IRON ST

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1712 IRON ST

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1729 IRON ST

1737 IRON ST

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1429 JAMES ST

1441 JAMES ST

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1627 KING ST

1639 KING ST

1715 KING ST

1719 KING ST

1724 KING ST

1738 KING ST

1741 KING ST

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415 LAKEWAY DR

505 LAKEWAY DR

609 LAKEWAY DR

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306 POTTER ST

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309 POTTER ST

311 POTTER ST

315 POTTER ST

415 POTTER ST

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514 POTTER ST

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615 POTTER ST

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The 220 non-contributing addresses in the York National Historic District within

the proposed boundaries include:

1300 ELLIS ST

1310 ELLIS ST

1324 ELLIS ST

1330 ELLIS ST

1340 ELLIS ST

1414 ELLIS ST

1420 ELLIS ST

1434 ELLIS ST

1447 ELLIS ST

1448 ELLIS ST

1460 ELLIS ST

1470 ELLIS ST

1312 FRANKLIN ST

1315 FRANKLIN ST

1319 FRANKLIN ST

1324 FRANKLIN ST

1332 FRANKLIN ST

1336 FRANKLIN ST

1337 FRANKLIN ST

1339 FRANKLIN ST

1342 FRANKLIN ST

1348 FRANKLIN ST

1414 FRANKLIN ST

1415 FRANKLIN ST

1416 FRANKLIN ST

1419 FRANKLIN ST

1424 FRANKLIN ST

1441 FRANKLIN ST


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1452 FRANKLIN ST

1456 FRANKLIN ST

1461 FRANKLIN ST

1473 FRANKLIN ST

1507 FRANKLIN ST

1510 FRANKLIN ST

1512 FRANKLIN ST

1515 FRANKLIN ST

308 GLADSTONE ST

309 GLADSTONE ST

310 GLADSTONE ST

315 GLADSTONE ST

407 GLADSTONE ST

411 GLADSTONE ST

511 GLADSTONE ST

608 GLADSTONE ST

611 GLADSTONE ST

623 GLADSTONE ST

704 GLADSTONE ST

715 GLADSTONE ST

721 GLADSTONE ST

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1514 GRANT ST

1515 GRANT ST

1517 GRANT ST

1522 GRANT ST

1528 GRANT ST

1534 GRANT ST

1604 GRANT ST

1610 GRANT ST

1614 GRANT ST

1616 GRANT ST

1620 GRANT ST

1626 GRANT ST

1630 GRANT ST

1702 GRANT ST

1314 HUMBOLDT ST

1317 HUMBOLDT ST

1322 HUMBOLDT ST

1330 HUMBOLDT ST

1337 HUMBOLDT ST

1339 HUMBOLDT ST

1346 HUMBOLDT ST

1425 HUMBOLDT ST

1431 HUMBOLDT ST

1441 HUMBOLDT ST

1444 HUMBOLDT ST

1457 HUMBOLDT ST

1467 HUMBOLDT ST

1505 HUMBOLDT ST

1506 HUMBOLDT ST

1512 HUMBOLDT ST

1515 HUMBOLDT ST

1516 HUMBOLDT ST

1519 HUMBOLDT ST

1520 HUMBOLDT ST

1530 HUMBOLDT ST

1537 HUMBOLDT ST

1540 HUMBOLDT ST

1543 HUMBOLDT ST

1600 HUMBOLDT ST

1601 HUMBOLDT ST

1605 HUMBOLDT ST

1606 HUMBOLDT ST

1612 HUMBOLDT ST

1615 HUMBOLDT ST

1616 HUMBOLDT ST

1619 HUMBOLDT ST

1620 HUMBOLDT ST

1633 HUMBOLDT ST

1639 HUMBOLDT ST

1701 HUMBOLDT ST

1704 HUMBOLDT ST

1712 HUMBOLDT ST

1718 HUMBOLDT ST

1722 HUMBOLDT ST

1730 HUMBOLDT ST

1329 IRON ST

1335 IRON ST

1345 IRON ST

1350 IRON ST

1414 IRON ST

1422 IRON ST

1424 IRON ST

1439 IRON ST

1446 IRON ST

1455 IRON ST

1463 IRON ST

1467 IRON ST

1510 IRON ST

1520 IRON ST

1525 IRON ST

1529 IRON ST

1535 IRON ST

1538 IRON ST

1613 IRON ST

1614 IRON ST

1619 IRON ST

1630 IRON ST

1639 IRON ST

1700 IRON ST

1701 IRON ST

1709 IRON ST

1717 IRON ST

1720 IRON ST

1721 IRON ST

1724 IRON ST

1725 IRON ST

1728 IRON ST

1401 JAMES ST

1435 JAMES ST

1437 JAMES ST

1447 JAMES ST

1455 JAMES ST

1469-1473 JAMES

ST

1470 JAMES ST

1500 JAMES ST

1510 JAMES ST

1516 JAMES ST

1517 JAMES ST

1530 JAMES ST

1531 JAMES ST

1601 JAMES ST

1606 JAMES ST

1609 JAMES ST

1615 JAMES ST

1628 JAMES ST

1629 JAMES ST

1630 JAMES ST

1631 JAMES ST

1632 JAMES ST

1633 JAMES ST

1700 JAMES ST

1702 JAMES ST

1703 JAMES ST

1710 JAMES ST

1715 JAMES ST

1717 JAMES ST

1720 JAMES ST

1724 JAMES ST

1727 JAMES ST

1731 JAMES ST

1732 JAMES ST

1737 JAMES ST

1744 JAMES ST

1611 KING ST

1631 KING ST

1633 KING ST

1717 KING ST

1725 KING ST

1733 KING ST

1735 KING ST

1745 KING ST

315 LAKEWAY DR

401 LAKEWAY DR

411 LAKEWAY DR

419 LAKEWAY DR

421 LAKEWAY DR

515 LAKEWAY DR

615 LAKEWAY DR

708 MEADOR AVE

303 POTTER ST

411 POTTER ST

506 POTTER ST

509 POTTER ST

517 POTTER ST

409 YORK ST

501 YORK ST

609 YORK ST

615 YORK ST

707 YORK ST


Outcomes of National Register Historic District Designation

The federal government designates historic districts through the U.S. Department of Interior, under the auspices of the National Park Service. Federally designated

historic districts are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, which is primarily an honorary designation.

The National Register is the official recognition by the U.S. government of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Listing in the National Register does not restrict

a private property owner from altering or demolishing a contributing or non-contributing resource. Designation through the National Register offers protection to a district or property only in cases where the threatening action involves a

“federal undertaking.” If the federal government is not involved, then the listing in the National Register provides the property or district with no protections or

oversight.


Maps Appendix


YORK NEIGHBORHOOD: PLATS & ADDITIONS MAP 1-----U-_____..,.....

Bellingham, WA

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- TOVVNOFNEW\NHATCOM(1883?)

- CENTRAL WHATCOM (1884)

c::::JI CEOARAOD TO NEW WHATCOM (1885)

[=:J YORK AOOITlON TO NEVV\M-IATCOM (1888)

FIRST ADDITION TO NEWVVHATCOM (1889)

- ELDRIDGE ANO BARTLETT$ ADD TO SEHOME (1889)

- YORK ADD, TO NEWVVHATCOM SUPPlEMENTAL(1889)

.. CORN'WALLAVE SUBOIVJSJON (1921)

.. SYLVAN SUBDIVISION (1905)

- ELK STREET AOOITK>N (1911)

- PERKINS SU801V1$10N (1923)

c=J Post 1960Add1ti0os & Shon Plats


Figure 1. Sanborn Fire Insurance map index page for 1950 with the York Neighborhood outlined in red.


KEY:

- 1850- 1909

survey summary and - cob home summary and proposed national historic district, york neighborhood...

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