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Daylight Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Daylight Building

On the National Register since 200422 years
Late 19th and Early 20th Century RevivalListed 2004Bellingham
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About Daylight Building

Daylight Building, at 1201-1213 N. State St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 15, 2004. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revival, as it does for 3 other Washington listings. It was listed as part of Commercial Buildings of the Central Business District of Bellingham, Washington MPS. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isOffice building in Bellingham, Washington, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 85 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1904 to today

  1. 1904Built, designed by Frank C. Burns
  2. 2004Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 22 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1201-1213 N. State St., Bellingham · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Daylight BuildingStart here
  2. 2Bellingham Herald BuildingBuilding · next door
  3. 3Leopold HotelMission · next door
  4. 4Bellingham National Bank BuildingCommercial Style · next door
  5. 5Downtown Bellingham Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BU.S. Post Office and CourthouseRenaissance Revival0.1 miBSanitary Meat MarketLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement · Built 19020.2 miBHotel LaubeLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement · Built 19030.2 miBMorse Hardware Company BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival · Built 19020.2 miBB. P. O. E. BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBFlatiron BuildingBuilding0.2 miBMount Baker TheatreSpanish · Built 19270.2 miBBarlow BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival · Built 18920.2 miBWhatcom Museum of History and ArtLate Victorian0.2 miBYoung Women's Christian AssociationColonial Revival0.3 miBJ. J. Donovan HouseStick Style · Built 18900.3 miBOakland BlockBuilt 18900.3 miBOrchard Terrace ApartmentsBuilt 19510.4 miBRobert I. Morse HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBGreat Northern Passenger StationBuilt 19270.4 miBBellingham City HallArt Deco · Built 19390.4 miDSehome Hill Historic DistrictCraftsman0.5 miDYork Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 mi
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BRichards, T.G., and Company StoreClassical Revival0.5 miBPickett HouseBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revival.

Morse Hardware Company BuildingBuilt 1902 · 0.2 mi away
Barlow BuildingBuilt 1892 · 0.2 mi away

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Questions about Daylight Building

Is Daylight Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 15, 2004 (Register number 04001370).

Is Daylight Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Washington has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is W. T. PRESTON (snagboat), 17.2 miles away.

Can you visit Daylight Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Daylight Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 85 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75611785 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.