Fairhaven (Washington)

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Fairhaven

Fairhaven (Washington) (Washington)
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location roughly bounded by 10th and 13th Sts./ Columbia and Larrebee Aves., City of Bellingham , Whatcom County in Washington (USA)
Coordinates 48 ° 43 '5 "  N , 122 ° 30' 25"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '5 "  N , 122 ° 30' 25"  W.
Built late 1880s
NRHP number 77001363
The NRHP added 19th August 1977

Fairhaven (or the Fairhaven Village ) was founded in the late 1880s, but a good two decades later it became part of the city of Bellingham , Washington state .

description

The Fairhaven area is south of Bellingham, and is bordered by Bellingham Bay to the west and Western Washington University to the northeast.

Since 1989, Bellingham has been the southernmost station of the Alaska Marine Highway System , a system of ferries in the state of Alaska. The Bellingham Cruise Terminal is also the starting point for the summer passenger ferry service to the San Juan Islands and Victoria in Canada , which is operated by Victoria / San Juan Cruises . Nearby is Fairhaven Station, a small transport hub that functions both as Bellingham's train station for the Amtrak's Cascades connection and as a Greyhound bus depot. There are connections to local taxis and local transport. The Whatcom Transportation Authority recently introduced a fifteen-minute bus service on the Plum Line . In Fairhaven's Historical District , the Pickford Outdoor Cinema offers open-air cinema every weekend during the summer .

Historical district

In the center of the Fairhaven area is the Fairhaven Historical District , which is characterized by a seasonal farmers market as well as a number of restaurants and shops. All new buildings in this area must outwardly conform to the traditional 19th century style as defined in the Bellingham Municipal Code, Design Review District, section 20.26 .

history

Fairhaven 1890

Daniel J. Harris, resident in the area since 1854, bought land along the coast and founded Fairhaven in 1883. Around 1889 he sold all of his property to contractors like Nelson Bennett and Charles Xavier Larrabee , who wanted to develop Fairhaven into a city the size of Seattle or Tacomas.

Fairhaven competed with many other coastal cities in Washington for the position as the end point of the Great Northern Railroad , but the bid ultimately went to Seattle. During this period of competition from the late 1870s to the mid 1880s, Fairhaven adopted its iconic 19th century style and gained aesthetic appeal in terms of architecture and design. Even after it was decided that Seattle would be the terminus of the Great Northern Railway , the population and aesthetic buildings continued to grow until the late 1890s. Fairhaven was officially recognized as a local authority on May 13, 1890 . on October 27, 1903, the citizens of Fairhaven and two neighboring towns on Bwellingham Bay, Whatcom City and Sehome, voted to merge into a town called Bellingham. On December 28, 1903, the new town of Bellingham was officially established.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About Fairhaven.com . Ben Kinney. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ Bellingham, WA (BEL) . Amtrak . Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Historic Fairhaven District . Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ WTA Strategic Plan, April 2017 . Whatcom Transport Authority. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ Fairhaven Design Review - City of Bellingham Municipal Code ( English , PDF) Fairhaven Neighbors. July 3, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  6. ↑ Noel V. Bourasaw: Introduction to legends of Daniel J. Harris, his character and accomplishments as founder of Fair Haven . In: Skagit River Journal of History & Folklore . March 31, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  7. ↑ Fairhaven . Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Fairhaven Historic District . City of Bellingham. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 29, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cob.org

Web links

Commons : Fairhaven, Bellingham, Washington  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files