Fairhaven Historic District

There is so much packed into the small area known as the Fairhaven Historic District!

See below for links to our founder, historic buildings, Fairhaven Village Green, Fairhaven Hotel and other landmarks that today exist only in photographs. Enjoy the overview of our history, or "continue reading" for more details.

Let's Start with

Dirty Dan Harris

arrived in 1853

and founded Fairhaven in 1883

Other Fairhavenites can be found in Who's Who.

The Fairhaven Hotel

Once the crown jewel of "The Imperial City."

17 Historic Buildings

Primary and Secondary Significance from 1888 to 1929.

Fairhaven Village Green

A young Dirty Dan, 1927 mural and summer movies. Something for everyone at Bellingham's smallest park.

A Famous Visitor

August 14, 1895.

Take a Walking Tour

The Streets of Fairhaven

Stumps, Dynamite, Protests and a Poem

Vanished Landmarks

Gone, but for Photographs

An onion-domed block, a candy store, and Dead Man's Point.

The 1927 Fire House

Now a Performing Arts Center and Studio

2020 Map and Guide

Welcome to Bellingham's Historic Village from the Historic Fairhaven Association

Stories from early Fairhaven days, a guide for restaurants, shopping and services