Sehome

This neighborhood is located just north of Western Washington University on Sehome Hill and is home to many college students as well as others.

The area was used in the early 1850s for coal mining and was one of the four original towns that now make up Bellingham. The Sehome neighborhood is a hilly section of town, offering sweeping views of Bellingham Bay and the city and nestling against the Sehome Hill Arboretum.

Among Bellingham's older neighborhoods, Sehome includes a number of turn-of-the century structures, along with an array of Craftsman-style bungalows. Register for its architectural significance. Many of the homes in the Historic District were built before 1930 and retain most of their original features.

The south campus of St. Joseph Hospital is within the neighborhood's boundaries. It provides elder care, chemical dependency rehabilitation and mental health services.

Sehome Village provides convenient shopping with a Haggen supermarket, restaurants, offices and shops. Samish Way is a strip of restaurants, motels, convenience stores and gas stations. A short drive away you can find Fred Meyer Shopping Center. Across Lincoln Street, Lakeway Center features a Cost Cutter grocery, along with other stores and restaurants.

There is also a large 180 acre park in the area, Sehome Hill Arboretum, adjacent to the campus of WWU. The park offers students and city dwellers over 5 miles (8 km) of public trails to explore. Unique features of the park include an 80-foot wooden observation tower atop Sehome Hill, with aerial views of Bellingham Bay to the south. There is also a large tunnel, cut into rock, through in which hikers can walk.