In 2011 the City of Bellingham was awarded a grant from the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation to hire a consultant team to complete a historic resource survey of the "Broadway Park" area of the Cornwall Park Neighborhood. The grant proposal also included the nomination of the Broadway Park Historic District to the National of Historic Places.*
Click here to download a PDF that outlines project details.
*National Register designation is honorary and imposes no regulations onto property owners.
Cornwall Park Neighborhood Historic Resource Survey & Inventory Results
Broadway Park National Historic District
Also of Interest
The first episode of BTV10's Whatcom Creates explores the Arts and Crafts Movement in Bellingham and the Pacific Northwest, highlights Bellingham home styles inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement in Broadway Park.
Project Next Steps
In 2007 the City of Bellingham received a federal Preserve America grant to complete an historic resource survey and inventory of three older Bellingham neighborhoods: Lettered Streets, South Hill and York. Phase II of the project involved writing a National Register of Historic Places District nomination for each neighborhood.
Note: National Register status imposes no restrictions to property owners.
As a result of this project, the National Park Service has listed the following districts:
For project details contact:
Katie Franks
Project Manager
City of Bellingham
Planning & Community Development Department
(360) 778-8388 or E-mail kfranks@cob.org
