The Federal Building, located at the corner of Magnolia Street and Cornwall Avenue, is listed on the Washington Heritage Register and the National Register of Historic Places. The building was built in 1913 and purchased by the City of Bellingham for $1 in 2004 from the Federal General Services Administration. Part of the purchase included a federal grant in the amount of $2.6M that funded an Historic Preservation Plan for the building and phase one of these improvements. The work includes installation of a larger, code-compliant elevator, fire safety upgrades and renovation of existing radiators, bathroom fixtures, windows and screens. The historic elevator shaft - cage - will be exposed, refinished and left as an aesthetic and historic feature.
Accomplishments: Contractor doing plaster restoration work in the vestibules. Existing elevator has been demolished. Bathrooms on 2nd and 3rd floor have been cleaned, painted and new fixtures installed.
Next Milestones: Continue work on window renovation and tile flooring for new elevator vestibule.
Central Business District
Ravyn Whitewolf, P.E. Engineering Manager
Phone: (360) 778-7900
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