Historic

From ABN

[edit] Current Historic areas of Bellingham

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[edit] Resources for Historic parts of Bellingham

Active Neigborhoods

• Eldridge Historic Society - http://www.TheEldridgeSociety.org/
  • Map:

• Sehome Historic area
  • Application: http://cob.org/documents/planning/cd/historic/sehomedistrict_nom.pdf
  • Map:

• Fairhaven Historic District
  • Map:

• Lettered Streets Historic designation -

• Official Bellingham
  • Historic Sites - http://www.cob.org/pcd/cd/historic/tour/map.htm
  • Historic Buidlings and Highways - http://www.cob.org/pcd/cd/historic/hist_bldgdistlands_page.htm

[edit] In progress

• York Historic Neighborhood
  • Teresa Schmidt ( teresaschmidt AT comcast DOT net ) & Laura Witt
• Lettered Streets Historic designation
  • Micheal M.

• South Hill Historic Neighborhood
  • Kathrine Willis

[edit] How to disignate Historic parts of town.

Process for Historic designation

• Whatcom Musuem
• Application to the state

[edit] Resources

[edit] City of Bellingham, government resources

• Jackie Lynch (Planning and Development office, JLynch AT cob DOT org 676-6982)
  • handles local historic nominations and districts.
• http://www.cob.org/oncd/historic/
• Historic buildings in the City, with lots of nice photos and text,
  ^{http://www.cob.org/pcd/cd/historic/}
• http://www.cob.org/pcd/cd/historic/hist_bldgdistlands_page.htm
• http://www.cob.org/pcd/cd/historic/hist_districts_page.htm
• Bellingham Historic Society -
• Whatcom County Historical Society: http://www.whatcomhistory.net/
• Whatcom County Historical Resource Guide: http://www.nas.com/~moogie/home.html
• Whatcom Genealogical Society - http://members.aol.com/whatcom59/wgs.html
• Washington State Historical Society - http://www.whatcomhistory.net/wchs.html
• Historic area documentation:

[edit] Whatcom Museum resources

• Bellingham History: http://www.whatcommuseum.org/history/bham_history.html
• Communities: http://www.whatcomhistory.net/communities.html

[edit] Historic Pictures / Maps

• • North West Collections,
    ^{http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/cpnws/collections.htm}
  • Whatcom City 1888,
    ^{http://www.rootsweb.com/~wawhatco/maps/whatcommap1888.htm}
  • Whatcom County 1800's,
    ^{http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/washington/wa-crams/whatcom.jpg}

[edit] Geneology / roots

• • Whatcom County Information,
    ^{http://www.rootsweb.com/~wawhatco/}
• History
  • Background on area names,
    ^{http://www.rootsweb.com/~wawhatco/geog.htm}

[edit] Other Historial Neighborhood information

• http://www.oahp.wa.gov/pages/LocalGovernment/Ordinances.htm
• http://www.nas.com/~moogie/home.html
• Washington State Historical Society: http://www.wshs.org/
• Skagit County Historical Museum: http://skagitcounty.net/Common/asp/default.asp?d=HistoricalSociety&c=General&p=main.htm
• Whatcom County Newspaper Archive,
  ^{http://www.rootsweb.com/~wawhatco/}
• Established Neighborhood Design Review Program and Ordinance, examples:

www.stpete.org/urbdsgn1.htm

www.mrsc.org/subjects/planning/historic/histpres.aspx

http://www.oahp.wa.gov/pages/LocalGovernment/Ordinances.htm

• Washington State Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation: http://www.ocd.wa.gov/info/lgd/oahp/
• National Parks Service National Historic Register - http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/index.htm
• American Northwest Vintage Homes - www.AmericanNorthWestVintageHomes.com
• Bellingham International Maritime Museum
  • http://www.bimmus.org
  • http://www.maritimeheritage.net/organizations/organization_select.asp?id=103
• Kitsap County Historic Society - http://www.kitsaphistory.org/exhibits/06_changing_times.html

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