Modern Federal · City halls

The stately 1892 Whatcom Museum building, originally the city hall for the former town of New Whatcom, before it was joined with surrounding towns to form Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham · 1850–1939

The stately 1892 Whatcom Museum building, originally the city hall for the former town of New Whatcom, before it was joined with surrounding towns to form Bellingham, Washington, Bellingham, 1850–1939
The stately 1892 Whatcom Museum building, originally the city hall for the former town of New Whatcom, before it was joined with surrounding towns to form Bellingham, Washington, Bellingham, 1850–1939. City halls — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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