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Flatiron Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Flatiron Building

Also known as Bellingham Bay Furniture Building

On the National Register since 198343 years
Listed 1983Bellingham
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About Flatiron Building

Flatiron Building, at 1311-1319 Bay St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 27, 1983. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding 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 · 29 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1311-1319 Bay St., Bellingham · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Flatiron BuildingStart here
  2. 2Barlow BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival · Built 1892 · next door
  3. 3Whatcom Museum of History and ArtLate Victorian · next door
  4. 4Oakland BlockBuilt 1890 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Great Northern Passenger StationBuilt 1927 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

19 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BMount Baker TheatreSpanish · Built 19270.1 miBLeopold HotelMission0.2 miBBellingham Herald BuildingBuilding0.2 miBDaylight BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival · Built 19040.2 miBBellingham National Bank BuildingCommercial Style0.2 miDDowntown Bellingham Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseRenaissance Revival0.2 miBB. P. O. E. BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBSanitary Meat MarketLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement · Built 19020.3 miBHotel LaubeLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement · Built 19030.3 miBMorse Hardware Company BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival · Built 19020.3 miBRichards, T.G., and Company StoreClassical Revival0.3 miBBellingham City HallArt Deco · Built 19390.3 miBJ. J. Donovan HouseStick Style · Built 18900.4 miBLottie Roth BlockRomanesque0.4 miBPickett HouseBuilding0.4 miBRobert I. Morse HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBYoung Women's Christian AssociationColonial Revival0.5 mi
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DYork Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about Flatiron Building

Is Flatiron Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 27, 1983 (Register number 83003358).

Is Flatiron 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), 17.3 miles away.

Can you visit Flatiron Building?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Flatiron Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 29 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 75613632 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.