Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
“The Gamwell House was designed by architects Longstaff & Black and was built in 1892. It is one of the most distinguished Late Victorian era homes in the area of Bellingham, Washington.”
Wikipedia article Gamwell House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 74 National Register listings published here for Whatcom County · listed in 1972 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Gamwell House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 48 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CALIFORNIA STREET MAPLE |
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BLACKBERRY YARD |
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Gamwell House: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Flagstone, Magnesite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuckanut Bay Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Grandview | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Olivine Mill | Magnesite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bellingham, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 1 waterspout, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 | Heavy Rain | South Bellingham | - | A record rainfall of 1.58 inches was set at Bellingham Airport on October 24th, breaking the old record of 0.9 set in 2001. |
| October 1997 | Waterspout | Bellingham | - | A brief waterspout was observed by a spotter, it came onshore and quickly dissipated. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | James F. Wardner House | 0.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Fairhaven Library | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Fairhaven Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1977 |
 | South Hill Historic District | 0.6 miles | 2010 |
 | Alfred L. Black House | 0.8 miles | 1980 |
 | Larrabee House | 1.0 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72001282 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Whatcom County | All 74 listed properties in this county. |
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