Pickett House
The Pickett House is the oldest house in the city of Bellingham, Washington, located on 910 Bancroft Street. Built in 1856 by United States Army Captain George Pickett, who later became a prominent general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.Photo: Murderbike, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Washington, United States
- Also known as: “George E. Pickett House”
- Address: 910 Bancroft Street, Bellingham, WA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include T. G. Richards and Company Store and SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention.
T. G. Richards and Company Store
Building
Photo: Murderbike, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The T.G. Richards and Company Store, also known as Whatcom County Territorial Courthouse, is the first and oldest brick building in the state of Washington, United States, and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. T. G. Richards and Company Store is situated 500 feet south of Pickett House.
SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention
Museum
Photo: Feedmepaperr, CC0.
The SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention is an interactive museum located in Bellingham, Washington, United States, which offers educational experiences for audiences of all ages through galleries and public programs that illustrate the development and use of electricity, radio and the related inventions that changed the course of human history. SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Pickett House.
Bellingham City Hall
Government building
Bellingham City Hall is a historic building located in the northern end of downtown Bellingham, Washington. The building was completed in 1939. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 2011. Bellingham City Hall is situated 1,600 feet east of Pickett House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellingham and Fairhaven.
Bellingham
Photo: Robert Ashworth, CC BY 2.0.
Bellingham, the "City of Subdued Excitement", is a city of 92,000 people in the northwest region of Washington State. It is the northernmost city in the contiguous 48 states.
Fairhaven
Suburb
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fairhaven was a settlement in Washington state founded in 1883 by Dan Harris. In 1903, it became part of the city of Bellingham and remains a historic neighborhood. Fairhaven is situated 2½ miles south of Pickett House.
Van Wyck
Hamlet
Van Wyck is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington. Van Wyck is situated 4½ miles northeast of Pickett House.
Pickett House
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.75613° or 48° 45′ 22″ northLongitude
-122.48563° or 122° 29′ 8″ westInception
1856Named after
George PickettOpen location code
84WVQG47+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 376627412OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7190860
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In Other Languages
From Czech to French—“Pickett House” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Pickett House”
- French: “Pickett House”
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