York District (Bellingham, Washington)

 place with historical importance, neighborhood, region, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places

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www.yorkneighborhood.org/

Neighborhood in Bellingham. Distinctive appearance and character.

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"The York Neighborhood has been home to Bellingham’s working and middle class for over 120 years. The neighborhood is somewhat linear with long north-south blocks and short east-west blocks. The topography is sloped from south to north with the top of “York Hill” on the south end and Whatcom Creek on the north end. The neighborhood also slopes from east to west with the top of York Hill in the east and downtown towards the west. Development in the neighborhood boomed between 1895 and 1905, and its remaining historic resources reflect this core period of growth. The boundaries of the York Neighborhood are formed largely by human-made borders; however, the York Historic District boundaries cut to the heart of the neighborhood and take in major portions of three additions to the city. The district forms an intact, coherent collection of residential housing developed around 1900."