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Courtesy Ben Mann www.mann-alive.com Fairhaven was platted in 1883, became a Boom Town in 1889 and 1890, and was consolidated into Bellingham, Washington by 1904.

In 1977, Fairhaven was designated an historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. MAP OF FAIRHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT

The district includes 17 historic commercial structures built between 1888 and 1929. Two of these buildings, the Terminal Building and the Fairhaven Library, are listed on the National Register. The Waldron Block has a local historic designation. DEFINITIONS OF HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS

The following is a brief overview of the historic buildings, a work-in-progress which, when completed, will update information currently found on the City of Bellingham's website at www.cob.org. (Search Fairhaven Historic District.)

Buildings of Primary Historic Significance

1.   Terminal Building (1888)
2.   E.M. Day Building (1890)
3.   Mason Block (1890)
4.   Morgan Block (1890)
  5.   Monahan Building (1890)
6.   Grad Building (1891)
7.   Fairhaven Cash Grocery (1890)
8.   Knights of Pythias (1891)
9.   Waldron Block (1891)
10. Nelson Block (1900)
11. Bellingham Bay Hotel (1902)
  12. Schering Block (1903)
13.  Fairhaven Carnegie Library   (1904)
14.  Kulshan Club (1909)

Buildings of Secondary Historic Significance

15. South Bellingham Post Office (1890 / 1911)
16. Chuckanut Motors (1919)
17. Fairhaven Pharmacy (1929)

Vanished Landmarks

(1890 - 1950) Blonden Block
(1890 - 1949) Citizen's Bank/Sandwick Building
(1890 - 1956) Fairhaven Hotel

New Landmark

(2003) Fairhaven Village Green

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