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Larrabee family papers, 1840-2007
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Gates, Cyrus, -- 1858-1927.
- Title
- Larrabee family papers
- Dates
- 1840-2007 (inclusive)18492007
1890-2000 (bulk)18902000 - Quantity
- 9.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0018larrabee
- Summary
- The Larrabee family papers document the interests and activities of a prominent family in Bellingham, Washington. The collection spans the period 1840-2007, with the bulk of materials dating between 1890 and 2000. The majority of the collection comprises business records, personal papers, photographs, architectural drawings, and property and real estate records documenting the activities of businessman Charles X. Larrabee and family members including Frances Payne, Charles Francis, Edward Payne and Consuelo McMillan Larrabee.
- Repository
-
Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
-
The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding the finding aid was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Charles X. (C.X.) Larrabee was born November 19, 1843 in Portville, New York, and moved to Omro, Wisconsin with his family in 1849. In 1875, Larrabee moved to Montana, where his brother, S.E. Larrabee (Larabie) had established himself as a successful banker. C.X. became a partner in the Larabie Bros. banking firm in Deer Lodge, Montana, and engaged in prospecting, discovering the prosperous Mountain View copper mine near Butte, Montana. He also established the Brook-Nook Stock Ranche, near Dillon, Montana, which became renowned for the breeding of Morgan race horses. In 1887, having sold off large portions of his mining interests, C.X. Larrabee moved briefly to Portland, Oregon, purchasing the Holladay addition east of the Willamette River in partnership with his brother and Nelson Bennett, the founder of Tacoma.
Between 1889 and 1890, Larrabee moved to Fairhaven, Washington, where he established the Fairhaven Land Company with Nelson Bennett, E.M. Wilson, E.L. Cowgill and his brother S.E. Larabie. In addition to his real estate concerns, Larrabee was a leading investor in the Fairhaven & Southern Railroad, and the first president of the Citizen's Bank of Fairhaven. In 1890, Larrabee hired Cyrus Lester Gates from Vermont as his private secretary. Gates played a key role in several of Larrabee's business enterprises, and held part-ownership of ventures including the Roslyn-Cascade Coal Company.
On August 3, 1892, C.X. Larrabee and Miss Frances Payne (1867-1941), of St. Charles, Missouri, were married. Frances was an accomplished pianist and became highly regarded in Bellingham for her philanthropic work. The Larrabees had four children: Charles Francis (1895-1950), Edward Payne (1897-1944), Mary Adele (1902-1988), and Benjamin Howard (1906-1944). Following C.X. Larrabee's death on September 16, 1914, Frances Payne Larrabee and later their two eldest sons took over the family business interests. The Larrabees were noted for making substantial gifts of money and land for charitable and public use, including their donation of Larrabee State Park along Chuckanut Bay, the site of the Fairhaven Public Library, and the YWCA building in Bellingham.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Larrabee family papers document the interests and activities of a prominent family in Bellingham, Washington. The papers span the period 1840-2004, with the majority of records dating between 1890 and 2000.
Larrabee business records document several of the real estate and mining concerns of Charles X. Larrabee, and his two eldest sons, Charles Francis and Edward Payne Larrabee. The series includes letter books of outgoing correspondence from Charles X. Larrabee and Cyrus Gates regarding their management of real estate interests in Whatcom County, and Larrabee's stock ranch in Montana. Remaining business records are organized alphabetically by name of company, and include financial records, stock inventories, and catalogs reflecting operations at the Brook-Nook Stock Ranche in Montana, and financial records and reports reflecting operations of the Roslyn-Cascade Coal Company. The series also includes three Oregon Company financial ledgers documenting Larrabee's real estate investments in Portland, Oregon) and a small amount of material generated by the Citizen's Bank of Fairhaven, Fairhaven Land Company, Fairhaven & Southern Railroad, and Larrabee Real Estate Company.
Larrabee personal papers comprise general information regarding family history and genealogy, personal correspondence, and papers generated by individual family members. Biographical and genealogical information dated 1890-2000 includes obituaries and articles regarding the Larrabees, and detailed correspondence concerning Larrabee and Payne family history. The majority of this correspondence was written and circulated by Mary Adele "Mainey" Bourque (daughter of Charles X. and Frances Payne Larrabee), and her nephew C.X. "X" Larrabee (son of Charles Francis and Mary Larrabee). Personal correspondence is organized alphabetically by name of correspondent, with incoming and outgoing letters arranged separately. This correspondence includes letters to and from Charles X. and Frances Payne Larrabee, their two eldest sons, and Edward Payne's wife Consuelo McMillan Larrabee. The series also contains a small number of papers of individual Larrabee family members, including sheet music belonging to Frances Payne Larrabee, marriage announcements and various souvenirs.
In addition to family photographs, the collection contains architectural records documenting the 1914-1917 design and construction of the Larrabee family residence (now named "Lairmont Manor"), and 1920 specifications for Charles Francis Larrabee's family home. Property and real estate records comprise correspondence, clippings and maps documenting Larrabee property and real estate in Whatcom County (including property around Chuckanut Bay and present-day Larrabee State Park), and includes two 1936 maps of coal mines operated by the Roslyn-Cascade Coal Company.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Larrabee family papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Larrabee is organized in accordance with the following series arrangement:
- Series I. Larrabee business records, 1890-1991 (bulk 1890-1942)
- Series II. Larrabee personal papers, 1840-2004 (bulk 1890-1994)
- Series III. Larrabee photographs, approximately 1850-2007
- Series IV. Larrabee architectural records, 1914-1928
- Series V. Larrabee real estate and property records, 1890-2004
Acquisition Information
Copies of the Gould architectural drawings of the Larrabee mansion were donated by Barry Gough. Consuelo Larrabee formally donated the Larrabee family papers to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies in 2005. C.X. Larrabee donated additional records in 2006. The most recent donations were in December 2008 when Consuelo Larrabee tranferred additional materials, and in January 2009 through a loan from K.B. Milton.
Processing Note
The collection contains only a fragmented part of the papers probably created by the Larrabee family. The Larrabee papers arrived at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies with no internal order. J. Gordon Daines III processed the Larrabee Family Papers for the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies in February 2000. In February 2004, Ruth Steele re-engineered the collection. Following transfers of additional Larrabee family papers in 2005-2006, Ruth Steele re-engineered the collection and its finding aid, with assistance from Emiley Jensen. Rozlind Koester incorporated the 2008 addition and copied the loaned materials in 2009, returning the originals to the donor's possession. At this time she also updated the finding aid.
Separated Materials
The Montana Historical Society Research Center in Helena, Montana houses a collection of Charles X. Larrabee papers.
Processing Note
To learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialogue on this topic), see our Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content.
Bibliography
Larrabee, Charles Xavier. Larrabee Anacortes, Wash.: Fairhaven Alumni Association, c2003 Petruzzi, Tom. "Larrabee, Frances Payne (1867-1941): Community Builder and Consummate Clubwoman ." History Link: http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=8603 2008 May 11.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Larrabee business records, 1890-1991, (bulk 1890-1942) Return to Top
General Business correspondence documents Charles X. Larrabee's real estate interests and the management of his stock ranch in Montana. Researchers should note that the property and real estate series contains two maps of the Roslyn-Cascade Coal Co.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
General Business Correspondence |
1891-1913 | ||
Gates, Cyrus |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Letter book |
1891–1894 |
| 1 | 2 | Letter book |
1896-1898 |
| 1 | 3 | Letter book |
1899-1902 |
Larrabee, Charles X. |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | Letter book |
1899 |
| 1 | 5 | Letter book |
1912-1913 |
| 1 | 6 | Letter book |
1913 |
Larrabee Business Concerns |
1890-1991 | ||
Brook-Nook Stock Ranche |
1890-1991 | ||
Financial Records |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | Account Statements |
1918-1919 |
| 2 | 2 | Check register |
1915-1916 |
| 2 | 3 | Check (cancellation) |
1915 |
| 2 | 4 | Checks |
1913-1914 |
| 2 | 5 | Checks |
1914 |
| 2 | 6 | Checks |
1915 |
| 2 | 7 | Checks |
1915-1916 |
| 2 | 8 | Checks |
1916 |
| 3 | 1-4 | Checks |
1916 - 1919 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 5-10 | C.X. Larrabee and Morgan horses - general
reference material |
circa 1900s-1990s |
| 3 | 11 | Horseshoe ("Pony Ned") |
undated |
| 3 | 12 | Jersey Cattle Club information |
circa 1917-1918 |
| Oversize Folder | |||
| OV 1 | Maps and surveys of ranch property |
undated | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 13 | Registration Applications (American Trotting
Register Association) |
1917-1919 |
| Oversize Folder | |||
| OV 1 |
Rural Spirit: A Weekly Journal for the Farmer &
Stockman
|
1905 March 3 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 14 | Stock Ranch Cattle Inventory |
1918-1919 |
| 3 | 15 | Trotting Stock Catalogs (Brook-Nook and Willow Run
Stock Ranches) |
1890 1892 |
| 3 | 16 | Trower, Richard L. "C.X. Larrabee and the Roots of
Troubadour of Willamoor." The Morgan
Horse
|
1991 July |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 17 | Citizen's Bank of Fairhaven - Certificate of
Incorporation |
1900 |
| 3 | 18 | Fairhaven & Southern Railroad - J.J. Hill Stock
purchase |
1890 |
| 3 | 19 | Fairhaven Hotel and Hotel Leopold – Stationary
sample |
undated |
Fairhaven Land Company |
1890-1897 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 20 | Complimentary copy of Black Beauty |
1890 |
| 3 | 21 | Expense Account (William H. Fuller) |
1897 October-December |
| 3 | 22 | Fairhaven mine (analysis of coke ash) |
1894 |
| 3 | 23 | J.J. Donovan re: rail line to Rosland
(B.C.) |
1897 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 24 | Larrabee Real Estate Company pamphlet re. Edgemoor
and Viewcrest "planned neighborhoods" |
circa 1950s |
| 3 | 24A | Larrabee Real Estate Company - report concerning
segregation of land and land rights at Bellingham, Washington |
1951 |
Oregon (Real Estate) Company |
1889-1922 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 25 | Check from C.X. Larrabee to Nelson Bennett, issued
by the First National Bank of Portland (probably to buy out Bennett's stake in the
company) |
1891 |
| Volume | |||
| 1 | Financial Journal |
1889-1921 | |
| 2 | Financial Journal |
1889-1912 | |
| 3 | Financial Journal |
1913-1922 | |
Roslyn-Cascade Coal Company |
1897 1933-1942 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 26 | Financial correspondence |
1933-1938 |
| 3 | 27 | Financial statements |
1936-1937 1940-1941 |
| 3 | 28 | Postal Receipts |
1920 |
| 3 | 29 | Report - Anthracite Coal Property in Lewis County,
Washington |
1942 |
| 3 | 30 | Report - Performance of Baum-type jig at
Roslyn-Cascade Coal Co. |
undated |
| 3 | 31 | Reports - General government and mining
industry |
1936-1942 |
| 3 | 32 | Roslyn Cascade Coal Co. Robber Stamp |
undated |
| 3 | 33 | Newspaper Articles and Clippings |
circa 1935 1940 1942 |
| 3 | 34 | Nicholls, Jasper William, The Story of American Coals
|
1897 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 | Seattle Gas and Electric Co. - cancelled mortgage
bond |
1890 |
South Bellingham excavation operation (Charles
Francis Larrabee) |
1919-1922 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 2 | State of Washington Safety Regulations |
1920-1922 |
| 4 | 3 | Time Book |
1919-1920 |
| 4 | 4 | Workmen's Compensation and Industrial Insurance
Forms |
1919-1921 |
Series II: Larrabee personal papers, 1840-2013, (bulk 1890-1994) Return to Top
Larrabee personal papers comprise biographical and genealogical information, personal correspondence, and personal papers generated by individual family members
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Biographical, genealogical, and historical
information
Biographical, genealogical, and historical information contains
a substantial amount of correspondence regarding Larrabee and Payne family history.
Researchers should note that this correspondence includes re-typed and annotated
transcriptions of original letters by family members including Charles X. Larrabee,
Frances Payne Larrabee, and her father, Benjamin Howard Payne. The records also
include historical publications about the Larrabee Family and their home in
Bellingham, WA.
|
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 5 | Articles and Clippings re: Larrabee
family |
circa 1890-1988 |
| Oversize Folder | |||
| OV 2 | Articles and Clippings re: Larrabee family, friends,
and acquaintances |
circa 1890s-1980s | |
| OV 3 | Duplicate copies of rticles and Clippings re:
Larrabee family, friends, and acquaintances |
circa 1890s-1980s | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 6 | Obituaries and Notices of Respect |
1914 1941 1988 1990 2013 |
| 4 | 7 | Cyrus Gates letter re: death of Charles X.
Larrabee |
1914 |
| 4 | 8 | Larrabee Family remembrance of Cyrus Gates, Jr.
(originally attached to Charles X. Larrabee incoming letter from M.O. Stoddard with
recommendation for Cyrus Gates, and Charles X. Larrabee outgoing letter to Cyrus
Gates encouraging him to move to Fairhaven) |
circa 1991 |
| 4 | 9 | Correspondence re: Family History |
1963-1986 |
| 4 | 10 | Correspondence re: Family History |
1989-1992 |
| 4 | 11 | Correspondence re: Family History |
1992-1998 undated |
| 5 | 1 | Correspondence re: Family History |
1994 2000 |
| 5 | 2 | Correspondence re: Family History |
undated |
| 5 | 3 | Correspondence, Articles and Clippings re: Larrabee
Family History and Brook-Nook Stock Ranch |
1890-2013 |
| 5 | 4 | Genealogical material re: William Payne |
circa 1914 |
| 5 | 5 | Genealogical charts for Mary Adele Larrabee
Bourque |
undated |
| Rolled Document | |||
| RD 1 | Genealogical chart for Larrabee Family |
undated | |
| RD 2 | Genealogical chart for Payne Family |
undated | |
| Oversize Folder | |||
| OV 8 | Genealogical charts |
undated | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 6 | "Chuckanut Chronicles" by Robert Thomas |
1971 |
| 5 | 7 | "Lairmont Manor - 95 Years" |
undated |
| 5 | 8 | Miscellaneous historical information |
undated |
Personal Correspondence
Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent, personal
correspondence includes copies of letters from Charles X. Larrabee to his mother
regarding Abraham Lincoln's funeral train, and to Frances Payne prior to their 1892
marriage. Incoming correspondence of Edward Payne Larrabee contains a letter
communicating the last words of "Old Annie," his African-American nurse, dated 1907.
Edward Payne Larrabee's correspondence also includes references to the trials of
I.W.W. workers following the 1919 Centralia Massacre. Payne family correspondence
includes copies of a letter from Frances Payne Larrabee's father, Benjamin Payne, to
his uncle, and a letter from her maternal grandmother, Rachel Amanda Roy, to her
sister.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 9 | Larrabee, Charles X. – Incoming |
1890 1911 1913 |
| 5 | 10 | Larrabee, Charles X. – Outgoing |
1865 - 1918 |
| 5 | 11 | Larrabee, Charles Francis - Incoming |
1914 1921 1944-1945 |
| 5 | 12 | Larrabee, Charles Francis - Outgoing |
1945 1947 |
| 5 | 13 | Larrabee, Consuelo McMillan - Incoming |
1933-1949 1955 1967 1969 1990s-2003 |
| 5 | 14 | Larrabee, Consuelo McMillan - Outgoing |
1963 |
| 5 | 15 | Larrabee, Edward Payne (Ned) - Incoming |
1907 1914 1919-1944 |
| 5 | 16 | Larrabee, Edward Payne (Ned) - Outgoing |
1933 |
| 5 | 17 | Larrabee, Frances Payne (Fannie, Gamoo) -
Incoming |
1907 1914 1917 |
| 5 | 18 | Larrabee, Frances Payne (Fannie, Gamoo) -
Outgoing |
circa 1930 |
Payne family correspondence |
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| Rolled Document | |||
| RD 3 | Gray, Amanda Roy - Outgoing |
1840 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 19 | Payne, Benjamin H. Outgoing, |
1847 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 20 | Miscellaneous Larrabee family
correspondence |
circa 1930s-1970s |
Family personal papers |
1880-1946 | ||
Charles Francis Larrabee |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 21 | American Legion Tour |
1921 |
| 5 | 22 | Anti-Narcotic Society |
1925-1926 |
| 5 | 23 | Marriage announcement (with Mary Adele
Brownlie) |
1917 |
Edward Payne Larrabee |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 1 | Aero Club of America - Aviator's
Certificate |
1917 |
| 6 | 2 | Antoinette "Ankey" Larrabee drawings and
writings |
circa 1927-1930 |
| 6 | 3 | Ault, Norman, reviews and publications |
circa 1941 |
| 6 | 4 | British flag |
undated |
| 6 | 5 | Pocket Diary |
1929-1930 |
| 6 | 6 | Drawings, notes, poems, and other
writings |
circa 1930s-1950s |
| 6 | 7 | Estate |
1946 |
| 6 | 8 | Lecture notebook - "Clinical Physiology" and
"Respiration" |
circa 1920s |
| 6 | 9 | Lecture notebook - "Morbid Histiology" |
crica 1920s |
| 6 | 10-11 | Lists of books read |
1916-1933 |
| 6 | 12 | Marriage license and certificate |
1919 |
| 6 | 13 | Name misspellings |
undated |
| 6 | 14 | Pamphlets and souveniers |
circa 1930s-1944 |
| 6 | 15 | Reed College thesis "William Blake: Thrice Blessed
Solitaire" |
1923 |
| 6 | 16 | Report of birth for Edward Conyers McMillen
Larrabee |
1932 September 19 |
| 6 | 17 | Sample business and calling cards |
undated |
| 6 | 18 | Scrapbook (postcards) |
1907 |
| 6 | 19 | Stationary samples from England |
undated |
| Oversize Folder | |||
| OV 4 | Strang, Ian. Drawing from Fothergills |
1928 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 20 | University of Oxford |
1925-1930 |
| 6 | 21 | Washington State Parks Committee
report |
1922 |
| 6 | 22-23 | World War I (post) and World War II
matierals |
circa 1930s-1940s |
Frances Payne Larrabee |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 24 | "An Arch of Peace" essay re: the Blaine Peace
Arch |
1938 |
| 6 | 25 | Bequests to grandchildren |
undated |
| 6 | 26 | Birth certificates (Edward Payne and Mary
Adele) |
1897 1902 |
| 6 | 27 | Family financial and shipping receipts |
1898 |
| 6 | 28 | Last Will and Testament (First
Codicil) |
1938 |
| 6 | 29 | Marriage Announcement |
1892 |
| 6 | 30 | Motor Vehicle License |
1920 |
| 6 | 31 | Notebook cover (leather) |
undated |
| 6 | 32 | Poem |
1885 |
| 6 | 33 | Prescriptions |
1914-1935 |
| Oversize Folder | |||
| OV 5 | Sheet Music (some dedicated to Frances Payne
Larrabee) |
1880 - 1937 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 34 | Miscellaneous tickets, souveniers, notes, and
drawings |
1930s-1940s |
| 6 | 35 | Publications |
circa 1940s |
Series III: Larrabee photographs, 1850-2007Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
People |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 1 | Benjamin Larrabee |
circa 1920s |
| 7 | 2 | Charles X. Larrabee |
circa 1890s |
| 7 | 3 | Charles Francis Larrabee |
circa 1914-1918 |
| 7 | 4-6 | Edward Payne Larrabee (Ned) |
circa 1900-1930 |
| Oversize Folder | |||
| OV 6 | Edward Payne Larrabee (Ned) |
circa 1908 circa 1930 | |
| OV 6 | Frances Payne Larrabee |
undated | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 7 | Frances Payne Larrabee |
undated |
| 7 | 8 | Larrabee Family photos (Charles X. Larrabee's
relatives) |
undated |
| 7 | 9 | Larrabee Family photos (Charles X. Larrabee and
relatives) |
circa 1850s-1914 |
| 7 | 10-15 | Larrabee Family photos (general) |
circa 1900s-2007 |
| Oversize Folder | |||
| OV 9 | Larrabee Family photos(general) - Bellingham non-com
training |
1918 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 16 | Larrabee Family photos (general) - Bellingham, WA
reunion |
2005 |
| 7 | 17 | Larrabee Family photos - Morgan horses |
undated |
| 7 | 18 | Larrabee Family Friends |
1931 undated |
| 7 | 19 | Wyatt [?], John A. and sons (Harry, John, Frank, and
George) |
circa 1900s |
Places |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 1 | Alaska (published book of early photos) |
circa 1900 |
| 8 | 2 | Bellingham, England |
undated |
| 8 | 3 | Montana, |
circa 1910s undated 1990s |
| 8 | 4 | Roslyn-Cascade Coal Mine |
1944-1946 |
| 8 | 5 | Swinomish gathering |
undated |
| 8 | 6 | Whatcom County – Fairhaven hotel |
circa 1955 undated |
| 8 | 7 | Whatcom County - Mt. Baker |
circa 1920s-2000s |
| 8 | 8 | Whatcom County – Sailing Ships in Pleasant
Bay |
1904 |
| 8 | 9 | Whatcom County – "The Vigilant" |
circa 1936 |
| 8 | 10 | Whatcom County – Whatcom Museum |
circa 1970 |
| 8 | 11 | Negatives |
circa 1920s-1930s |
Series IV: Larrabee architectural records, 1914-1928Return to Top
The bulk of correspondence is between Frances Payne Larrabee and the architectural firm of Bebb & Gould, reflecting Frances Larrabee's active role in the design of the family residence at Hawthorn Road, Bellingham. Incoming and outgoing letters are interfiled and arranged in chronological order. Researchers should note that this correspondence includes passing reference to the Bellingham YWCA building, rebuilt following a 1915 gift from Frances Payne Larrabee and her daughter, Mary Adele
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 12 | Contract for the Larrabee House |
1914 |
| 8 | 13-17 | Correspondence re: Larrabee House |
1914 February 20-1919 March |
| 8 | 18 | Correspondence re: Larrabee House |
undated |
Blueprints of the Larrabee House (architectural
drawings) |
1914-1917 | ||
| Oversize Folder | |||
| OV 7 | 1. The house--west elevation |
1914 August 15 | |
| OV 7 | 2. The house--west elevation |
1915 April | |
| OV 7 | 3. The house--east elevation |
1914 August 15 | |
| OV 7 | 4. The house--east elevation |
1915 April | |
| OV 7 | 5. The house--north elevation |
1915 April | |
| OV 7 | 6. The house--south elevation |
1915 | |
| OV 7 | 7. The house--plan of the first floor |
1915 April | |
| OV 7 | 8. The house-- plan of the first floor |
1914 August 15 | |
| OV 7 | 9. The house--plan of the second floor |
1915 April | |
| OV 7 | 10. The house--plan of the attic and
roof |
1915 April | |
| OV 7 | 11. The house--porte cochere plan |
1915 June 4 | |
| OV 7 | 12. The house--plan of living room bay |
1915 June 3 | |
| OV 7 | 13. The house--plan of details of living
room |
1915 June 30 | |
| OV 7 | 14. The house--plan of living room
mantel |
1916 February 8 | |
| OV 7 | 15. The house--plan of leader head |
1915 July 26 | |
| OV 7 | 16. The house--carved wood brackets plan |
undated | |
| OV 7 | 17. The grounds--layout and plan |
undated | |
| OV 7 | 18. The grounds--layout of landscaped
garden |
1916 September 29 | |
| OV 7 | 19. The garden--plan of pergola |
1917 February 20 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 19 | Carl F. Gould's description of Mrs. C.X. Larrabee's
residence |
1928 |
| 8 | 20 | Specifications for Charles Francis Larrabee residence,
South Bellingham (Bebb & Gould architects) |
1920 |
| 8 | 21 | Unidentified architectural plans - possibly for
basement of Larrabee residence |
undated |
Series V: Larrabee real estate and property records, 1890-1992Return to Top
Records include correspondence and clippings pertaining to the family residence at Hawthorn Road and Larrabee-owned property around Whatcom County(including Chuckanut Bay lands designated as Larrabee State Park). Records also include maps documenting Larrabee real estate. The bulk of correspondence regarding the Larrabee family house is between C.X. "X" Larrabee (son of Charles F. and Mary Adele Larrabee), Joel Douglas (subsequent owner of the house) and local historians Tyrone Tillotson and Rosamonde Van Miert. The correspondence includes many references to the history of Fairhaven.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 22 | Correspondence re: Chuckanut Bay / Larrabee State Park
lands |
1971-1992 |
| 8 | 23 | Correspondence re: Larrabee State Park
development |
1915-1988 |
| 8 | 24 | Correspondence re: Larrabee State Park |
1975-2014 |
| 8 | 25 | Correspondence re: Larrabee family house |
1988-2004 |
| 8 | 26 | Larrabee Home – addition to National Register of
Historic Places |
1975 |
| 8 | 27 | Articles (fragments) re: Larrabee family
house |
undated circa 1995 |
| 8 | 28 | Article re: Larrabee bulb farm property |
1981 |
| 8 | 29 | Articles re: Fairhaven property and
history |
circa 1890-1990 |
| 8 | 30 | Check from Charles X. Larrabee to Nelson Bennett
(copy) |
1891 |
| Rolled Document | |||
| RD 4 | Poster recognizing Larrabee State Park's acceptance as
Washington State's First State Park on November 22, 1915 |
undated | |
Maps |
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Whatcom County Real Estate |
circa 1890-1975 | ||
| map-folder | item | ||
| 1 | 1 | larrabee_maps_01_001: Map of Fairhaven and Vicinity
Washington Compliments of Fairhaven Land Company.
Dimensions: 64 x 81cm
Creator(s): Woods, F. A.; Condition: fair; Subjects (Geographic): Fairhaven
(Wash.)
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1890 April |
| 1 | 2 | larrabee_maps_01_002: Amended Plat of Bay View Addition and Clark's
Addition to Fairhaven, Washington annotated ca. 1954 - Consuelo Larrabee contract
with James E. and Mildred V. Hoag. 40 Lots shaded in yellow
Dimensions: 21 x 28cm
Creator(s): Kroll Map Company, inc.; Condition: good; Subjects (Geographic):
Fairhaven (Wash.)
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1890 |
| 1 | 3 | larrabee_maps_01_003: Chuckanut Addition to the City of Bellingham
Division No. 2 Consuelo M. Larrabee tracts shaded in
yellow
Dimensions: 58 x 68cm
Creator(s): Rutherford, H. W.; Scale: 1:2400; Condition: fair; Subjects
(Geographic): Bellingham (Wash.)
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1940 June 11 |
| 1 | 4 | larrabee_maps_01_004: Chuckanut Addition to the City of Bellingham
Division No. 3 annotations re: later property sales (ca.
1950s)
Dimensions: 62 x 72cm
Creator(s): Rutherford, H. W.; Scale: 1:2400; Condition: fair; Subjects
(Geographic): Bellingham (Wash.)
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1944 November 21 |
| 1 | 5 | larrabee_maps_01_005: Chuckanut Addition to the City of Bellingham
Division No. 4 Partial copy only. Annotations ca. 1951: "Consuelo
M. Larrabee contract with Harry H. Schafer, Tract 2 – shaded in yellow"
Dimensions: 21 x 27cm
Creator(s): Kroll Map Company, inc.; Scale: 1:1200; Condition: good; Subjects
(Geographic): Bellingham (Wash.)
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1945 |
| 1 | 6 | larrabee_maps_01_006: Edgemoor & ViewCrest Additions (Bellingham
Washington) Larrabee Real Estate Co.
Dimensions: 28 x 35cm
Creator(s): McElmon, Fred W.; Scale: 1:6000; Condition: good; Subjects
(Geographic): Bellingham (Wash.)
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1948 June 9 |
| 1 | 7 | larrabee_maps_01_007: Larrabee Real Estate Company Tracts Sections 11-14 T37N R2E W.M. - Consuelo M. Larrabee
tracts shaded in yellow.
Dimensions: 100 x 115cm
Creator(s): McElmon, Fred W.; Scale: 1:2400; Condition: good
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1953 February 19 |
| 1 | 8 | larrabee_maps_01_008: Kroll Plat of T37N R2E W.M. – Crescent
Township annotated - "Consuelo M. Larrabee tract shaded in
yellow"
Dimensions: 35 x 42cm
Creator(s): Kroll Map Company, inc.; Scale: 1:31,680; Condition: good
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undated |
| 1 | 9 | larrabee_maps_01_009: Kroll Plat of T38N R3E W.M. - Van Wyck
Township Annotations: "Yew Street Contract Completed 1961;"
"Consuelo M. Larrabee Tract Shaded in yellow"
Dimensions: 35 x 41cm
Creator(s): Kroll Map Company, inc.; Scale: 1:31680; Condition: good
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undated |
| 1 | 10 | larrabee_maps_01_010: Plat of T37N R3E W.M. - Crescent
Township Annotated - Consuelo M. Larrabee tract shaded in
yellow.
Dimensions: 36 x 43cm
Creator(s): Kroll Map Company, inc.; Scale: 1:31680; Condition: good
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undated |
| 1 | 11 | larrabee_maps_01_011: Kroll Plat of T39N R1W W.M. – Mountain
View annotated ca. 1950s: Consuelo M. Larrabee tracts
shaded in yellow (Meno P. Unruh and Pete Wittenberg contracts)
Dimensions: 36 x 43cm
Creator(s): Kroll Map Company, inc.; Scale: 1:31680; Condition: good
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undated |
| 1 | 12 | larrabee_maps_01_012: Plat of Edgemont Heights Div. 1 Section 11 T37N
R2E W.M. Notes non-exclusive easement for Puget Sound Power
& Light Co., Pacific NW Bell Telephone Co., and successors.
Dimensions: 61 x 62cm
Creator(s): Jepsen, Ronald P.; Scale: 1:1200; Condition: good
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1975 |
Roslyn-Cascade Coal Company |
1939 | ||
| map-folder | item | ||
| 2 | 1 | larrabee_maps_02_001: Map of the Roslyn-Cascade Coal Company Mine No.
1 Situate in Kittitas Co, Washington
Dimensions: 106 x 160cm
Scale: 1:1200; Condition: fair; Subjects (Geographic): Kittitas County
(Wash.)
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1939 June 12 |
| 2 | 2 | larrabee_maps_02_002: Roslyn Cascade Coal Co. Mine No. 4 on No. 6
Seam. Kittitas Co., Washington
Dimensions: 120 x 158cm
Creator(s): Ronald; Scale: 1:1200; Condition: poor; Subjects (Geographic):
Kittitas County (Wash.)
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1939 June 12 |
| Rolled Document | |||
| RD 5-6 | Brook-Nook Stock Ranch, Montana |
undated | |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Architectural Drawings
- Architecture
- Business, Industry, and Labor
- Businessmen--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- Capitalists and financiers--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--Sources.
- Historic buildings--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- Mines and mineral resources
- Morgan horse--Breeding--History--Sources.
- Pioneers
Personal Names
- Larrabee, Charles Francis,--1895-1950.
- Larrabee, Charles X.--(Charles Xavier),--1843-1914.
- Larrabee, Consuelo McMillan.
- Larrabee, Edward Payne,--1897-1944.
- Larrabee, Frances P.,--1867-1941.
Corporate Names
- Fairhaven Land Company.
- Roslyn-Cascade Coal Company.
Family Names
- Larrabee family--Archives.
Geographical Names
- Brook-Nook Stock Ranche (Mont.)
- Fairhaven (Bellingham, Wash.)--History--Sources.
Form or Genre Terms
- Records (Documents)
Finding aid prepared by Center for Pacific Northwest
Studies staff
2006
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