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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.)
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
1880
1884
1888
1892
1896
1900
1904
1908
1912
1916
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1940
1944
1948
1952
1956
1960
Date Constructed
Nu
mb
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on
stru
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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.
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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
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Intact Slight Moderate Extensive
Alterations
Num
ber
of B
uild
ing
s
Cladding Integrity
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Intact Slight Moderate Extensive
Alterations
Num
ber
of B
uild
ing
s
Window Integrity
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Intact Slight Moderate Extensive
Alterations
Num
ber
of B
uild
ing
s
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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.
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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
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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.
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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%)
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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
1310 GRANT ST
1311 GRANT ST
1314 GRANT ST
1317 GRANT ST
1321 GRANT ST
1322 GRANT ST
1326 GRANT ST
1330 GRANT ST
1335 GRANT ST
1336 GRANT ST
1338 GRANT ST
1341 GRANT ST
1344 GRANT ST
1349 GRANT ST
1404 GRANT ST
1405 GRANT ST
1410 GRANT ST
1411 GRANT ST
1414 GRANT ST
1415 GRANT ST
1416 GRANT ST
1420 GRANT ST
1424 GRANT ST
1429 GRANT ST
1430 GRANT ST
1431 GRANT ST
1433 GRANT ST
1444 GRANT ST
1452 GRANT ST
1453 GRANT ST
1457 GRANT ST
1458 GRANT ST
1460 GRANT ST
1475 GRANT ST
1520 GRANT ST
1521 GRANT ST
1524 GRANT ST
1525 GRANT ST
1531 GRANT ST
1535 GRANT ST
1537 GRANT ST
1539 GRANT ST
1540 GRANT ST
1632 GRANT ST
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1636 GRANT ST
1300 HUMBOLDT ST
1304 HUMBOLDT ST
1310 HUMBOLDT ST
1315 HUMBOLDT ST
1318 HUMBOLDT ST
1319 HUMBOLDT ST
1321 HUMBOLDT ST
1324 HUMBOLDT ST
1325 HUMBOLDT ST
1334 HUMBOLDT ST
1335 HUMBOLDT ST
1338 HUMBOLDT ST
1340 HUMBOLDT ST
1341 HUMBOLDT ST
1350 HUMBOLDT ST
1402 HUMBOLDT ST
1407 HUMBOLDT ST
1408 HUMBOLDT ST
1411 HUMBOLDT ST
1412 HUMBOLDT ST
1415 HUMBOLDT ST
1416 HUMBOLDT ST
1420 HUMBOLDT ST
1428 HUMBOLDT ST
1434 HUMBOLDT ST
1435 HUMBOLDT ST
1437 HUMBOLDT ST
1438 HUMBOLDT ST
1440 HUMBOLDT ST
1445 HUMBOLDT ST
1449 HUMBOLDT ST
1450 HUMBOLDT ST
1453 HUMBOLDT ST
1456 HUMBOLDT ST
1460 HUMBOLDT ST
1461 HUMBOLDT ST
1466 HUMBOLDT ST
1470 HUMBOLDT ST
1471 HUMBOLDT ST
1510 HUMBOLDT ST
1511 HUMBOLDT ST
1521 HUMBOLDT ST
1525 HUMBOLDT ST
1525-1/2
HUMBOLDT ST
1526 HUMBOLDT ST
1532 HUMBOLDT ST
1535 HUMBOLDT ST
1536 HUMBOLDT ST
1609 HUMBOLDT ST
1610 HUMBOLDT ST
1623 HUMBOLDT ST
1624 HUMBOLDT ST
1627 HUMBOLDT ST
1628 HUMBOLDT ST
1634 HUMBOLDT ST
1636 HUMBOLDT ST
1700 HUMBOLDT ST
1708 HUMBOLDT ST
1720 HUMBOLDT ST
1336 IRON ST
1339 IRON ST
1340 IRON ST
1400 IRON ST
1407 IRON ST
1408 IRON ST
1409 IRON ST
1410 IRON ST
1415 IRON ST
1418 IRON ST
1421 IRON ST
1425 IRON ST
1428 IRON ST
1431 IRON ST
1433 IRON ST
1434 IRON ST
1441 IRON ST
1442 IRON ST
1444 IRON ST
1445 IRON ST
1449 IRON ST
1450 IRON ST
1454 IRON ST
1456 IRON ST
1457 IRON ST
1460 IRON ST
1461 IRON ST
1464 IRON ST
1470 IRON ST
1506 IRON ST
1511 IRON ST
1512 IRON ST
1515 IRON ST
1518 IRON ST
1519 IRON ST
1524 IRON ST
1530 IRON ST
1534 IRON ST
1537 IRON ST
1539 IRON ST
1542 IRON ST
1600 IRON ST
1606 IRON ST
1610 IRON ST
1617 IRON ST
1618 IRON ST
1620 IRON ST
1625 IRON ST
1626 IRON ST
1634 IRON ST
1636 IRON ST
1637 IRON ST
1704 IRON ST
1708 IRON ST
1712 IRON ST
1716 IRON ST
1729 IRON ST
1737 IRON ST
1425 JAMES ST
1429 JAMES ST
1441 JAMES ST
1449 JAMES ST
1461 JAMES ST
1465 JAMES ST
1474 JAMES ST
1504 JAMES ST
1511 JAMES ST
1519 JAMES ST
1521 JAMES ST
1525 JAMES ST
1537 JAMES ST
1541 JAMES ST
1602 JAMES ST
1610 JAMES ST
1612 JAMES ST
1623 JAMES ST
1624 JAMES ST
1637 JAMES ST
1638 JAMES ST
1711 JAMES ST
1712 JAMES ST
1716 JAMES ST
1725 JAMES ST
1734 JAMES ST
1736 JAMES ST
1738 JAMES ST
1745 JAMES ST
1615 KING ST
1623 KING ST
1627 KING ST
1639 KING ST
1715 KING ST
1719 KING ST
1724 KING ST
1738 KING ST
1741 KING ST
409 LAKEWAY DR
415 LAKEWAY DR
505 LAKEWAY DR
609 LAKEWAY DR
300 POTTER ST
306 POTTER ST
308 POTTER ST
309 POTTER ST
311 POTTER ST
315 POTTER ST
415 POTTER ST
501 POTTER ST
514 POTTER ST
614 POTTER ST
615 POTTER ST
811 YORK ST
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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1444 FRANKLIN ST
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
1302-1306 GRANT ST
1320 GRANT ST
1325-1327 GRANT ST
1333 GRANT ST
1340 GRANT ST
1417 GRANT ST
1425 GRANT ST
1428 GRANT ST
1436 GRANT ST
1437 GRANT ST
1440 GRANT ST
1441 GRANT ST
1445 GRANT ST
1451 GRANT ST
1464 GRANT ST
1465 GRANT ST
1470 GRANT ST
1471 GRANT ST
1507 GRANT ST
1509 GRANT ST
1510 GRANT ST
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
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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.
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Maps Appendix
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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
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Figure 1. Sanborn Fire Insurance map index page for 1950 with the York Neighborhood outlined in red.
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KEY:
- 1850- 1909
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