Lairmont Manor, also known as the Larrabee House, is a 1914 Italian Renaissance style home located in

Bellingham, Washington Bellingham ( ) is the most populous city in, and county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies south of the U.S.–Canada border in between two major cities of the Pacific Northwest: Vancouver, British Columbia (locat ...

. It was designed by

Carl Gould Carl Frelinghuysen Gould (24 November 1873 – 4 January 1939) also spelled Carl Freylinghausen Gould, was an architect in the Pacific Northwest, and founder and first chair of the architecture program at the University of Washington. As the lea ...

, who is most known for designing the main library at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

. The home was built for

C. X. Larrabee Charles Xavier Larrabee (November 19, 1843September 16, 1914) was an American businessman and a co-founder of the town of Fairhaven, Washington. Later in life, Larrabee and his wife Frances donated much land for civic purposes, including schools ...

, who wanted one of the finest homes in the northwest, but he died before its completion. Currently, the home is used for weddings and other special occasions.

References

External links

Lairmont Manor Website
Buildings and structures in Bellingham, Washington Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) Houses completed in 1915 Houses in Whatcom County, Washington National Register of Historic Places in Whatcom County, Washington {{Washington-struct-stub