Waldron and Young
New life for an old Landmark in Fairhaven's Historic District in Bellingham

The Waldron building is one of Fairhaven's oldest and yet newest buildings. Originaly built in 1891 at the height of Fairhaven's first expansion. During that period Fairhaven was one of several cities trying to become the major West Coast railroad terminus, and Fairhaven saw it's first major expansion. Their were 35 hotels and boarding houses in Fairhaven at that time. It most have been soon after that Seattle got the railroads, as the top 3 floors of the Waldron were never occupied. The ground floor saw commercial establishments come and go. I remember the mid 1970's there very well as there were 2 infamous taverns in the building, The Kulshan and Fairhaven Taverns. One of the thins I did in those years was play washtub base in a Jug Band and we played there quite often.

The Waldron is a historical building that has had it's outside preserved while a new building was practically constructed within to bring it up to current earthquake standards and resurrect it for retail space once again on the ground floor with 6 luxury bay view condos above, and underground parking below.

The Young building is the companion and partner of the Waldron, which I mentioned in my last post. It is a newly built luxury condo that sits behind the Waldron and they form one condo association. The building is in it's final stage of construction and some of the units are ready for occupancy and there is already a vintage clothing store open in one of the retail spaces. Some of the units have great bay, island and sunset views. The building fits in nicely with the rest of Fairhaven and is a nice addition to the neighborhood.

If you would like any more information about The Waldron or any other condo projects in Bellingham give me a call at 360-739-6981.