South Hill Historic District

The story

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South Hill Historic District is a historic district in Bellingham, Whatcom County, bounded by Knox, 11th, State, Cedar, 17th, and Highland streets. Its contributing buildings were built from about 1890 to 1987, in styles including Queen Anne Cottage, Craftsman, American Foursquare, Dutch Colonial Revival, Minimal Traditional, and Ranch.

Why it's listed

It was listed in the National Register in 2010, with local-level significance in architecture and community planning and development.

Physical character

Most of the district's houses are sided in wood drop siding or shingles, though stucco, brick, and vinyl siding also appear, and foundations are typically poured concrete or concrete block. Porches range from full-width designs with wood balustrades to hip-roofed entries with square posts, and chimneys are brick, either inside the house or on an outside wall. Later changes on individual houses include 1905 alterations to windows and cladding, a 1950s one-story addition, and a 2000 porch rebuild with a new upper deck.

Historical context

At the time of listing most of the district was in residential use, though one building had earlier served as a grocery store. That building was put up in 1927 and by 1935 was known as the Twelfth Street Cash Grocery; it stood vacant by 1960 and had become a private home by 1964. Another house was occupied in 1905 by Peter H. Christensen, a millwright for the E.K. Wood Lumber Co.