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Hovander Homestead | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Hovander Homestead farmhouse | |
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| Location | 5299 Neilson Rd., Ferndale, Washington |
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| Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | Hovander,Holan O. |
| Architectural style | Stick/eastlake |
| Website | www |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001990[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 16, 1974 |
Hovander Homestead Park is a 350-acre county park in Ferndale, Washington, in the United States. The park borders the Nooksack River,[2][3] and includes access to Tennant Lake.[2] It is named for the Hovander family, who immigrated from Sweden to the property in 1898 and designed the farmhouse, barn, and other buildings, some of which include distinctive architectural features.[3][4] The homestead was owned by the Hovander family until 1969 when the Whatcom County government purchased the land from Hokan Hovander's son, Otis, and it became a county park in 1971.[5]
The park has been preserved to show the lives of 20th-century pioneers in the Northwest, as well as to preserve the history of the Hovander family.[6] Hovander Homestead Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[7][8] In 1978, the park received the National Trust for Historic Preservation award for the preservation of a significant historic site.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Whatcom County Parks and Rec: Hovander Homestead Park". Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hovander Homestead Park (Whatcom County)". HistoryLink. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ Hovander Family and Park Papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA.
- ^ Campbell, Jeff; Dragoo, Heidi; Galligan, Darby; Lyons, Salina; Robinson, Beth; Rudback, Matias (March 2002). Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Tennant Lake and Hovander Homestead Park. (Western Washington University, Huxley College of the Environment. p. 2. OCLC 50585988.
- ^ Jacoby, Jill, Hovander Park Ranger, interview, March 2, 2019.
- ^ Roger Ellingson (April 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hovander Homestead". National Park Service. Retrieved July 27, 2019. With 5 accompanying pictures
- ^ Campbell et al., Environmental and Social Impact, 2.