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U. S. Border Inspection Station, 103 Cherry Street, Sumas, Whatcom County, WA



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B&W Photos

HB1215505
Approach Plan (site Plan)
HB1215506
First Floor Plan
HB1215507
Basement Plan, Second Floor Plan
HB1215508
Front, Rear, And End Elevations, Building Section

HB1215509
Canopy And Garage/inspection Shed
HB1215510
Foundation Plan
HB1215511
First And Second Floor Framing Plans
HB1215512
Roof Framing Plan

HB1215513
Changes In Concrete Driveways
HB1215514
Customs And Immigration Sign
HB1215515
Construction Photograph, February 1, 1932
HB1215516
Construction Photograph, Undated

HB1215517
Construction Photograph, March 5, L932
HB1215518
Construction Photograph, April 1, 1932
HB1215519
Construction Photograph, May 1, 1932
HB1215520
Construction Photograph, June 1, 1932

HB1215521
Construction Photograph, From Southeast, September 1, 1932
HB1215522
Construction Photograph, From East, September 1, 1932
HB1215523
Construction Photograph, From Southeast, October 1, 1932
HB1215524
Construction Photograph, From East, October 1, 1932

HB1215525
Aerial View, 1985
HB1215526
Front And Side View From East
HB1215527
Front And Side View From North
HB1215528
Side View From Northwest

HB1215529
Side View From Southwest
HB1215530
Detail View From Southwest
HB1215531
Side View From Southeast
HB1215532
Entry Doors

HB1215533
Second Floor Window On Northwest Elevation
HB1215534
First Floor Windows On Southeast Elevation
HB1215535
Detail View Of Second Floor Dormers
HB1215536
Detail View Of Cornerstone

HB1215537
Interior View Of Customs General Office
HB1215538
Interior View Of Immigration General Office
HB1215539
Stair Hall At First Floor
HB1215540
Second Floor Corridor

HB1215541
Window At Second Floor Dormer
HB1215542
Cell Window At Second Floor Dormer
HB1215543
Roof Trusses At Attic
HB1215544
Basement Corridor Showing Vault Doors

HB1215545
Boiler In Basement


Data Pages


Photo Caption Pages


Item Title


Location
103 Cherry Street, Sumas, WA

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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.

Notes
Survey number HABS WA-182
Building/structure dates: 1932 initial construction
Building/structure dates: 1961 subsequent work
Building/structure dates: 1970 subsequent work
Significance: The Border Inspection Station at Sumas is one of the early small buildings built by the federal government in Washington State. It is also an example of a prototypical "northern type" United States border inspection station from the 1930's.

Subjects
Immigrants
Brick Buildings
Inspection


Related Names
Wetmore, James A.
Barkost, John


Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)

Contents
Photograph caption(s): 
1. APPROACH PLAN (SITE PLAN)
2. FIRST FLOOR PLAN
3. BASEMENT PLAN, SECOND FLOOR PLAN
4. FRONT, REAR, AND END ELEVATIONS, BUILDING SECTION
5. CANOPY AND GARAGE/INSPECTION SHED
6. FOUNDATION PLAN
7. FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR FRAMING PLANS
8. ROOF FRAMING PLAN
9. CHANGES IN CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS
10. CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION SIGN
11. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, FEBRUARY 1, 1932
12. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, UNDATED
13. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, MARCH 5, L932
14. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, APRIL 1, 1932
15. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, MAY 1, 1932
16. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, JUNE 1, 1932
17. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, FROM SOUTHEAST, SEPTEMBER 1, 1932
18. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, FROM EAST, SEPTEMBER 1, 1932
19. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, FROM SOUTHEAST, OCTOBER 1, 1932
20. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH, FROM EAST, OCTOBER 1, 1932
21. AERIAL VIEW, 1985
22. FRONT AND SIDE VIEW FROM EAST
23. FRONT AND SIDE VIEW FROM NORTH
24. SIDE VIEW FROM NORTHWEST
25. SIDE VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST
26. DETAIL VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST
27. SIDE VIEW FROM SOUTHEAST
28. ENTRY DOORS
29. SECOND FLOOR WINDOW ON NORTHWEST ELEVATION
30. FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS ON SOUTHEAST ELEVATION
31. DETAIL VIEW OF SECOND FLOOR DORMERS
32. DETAIL VIEW OF CORNERSTONE
33. INTERIOR VIEW OF CUSTOMS GENERAL OFFICE
34. INTERIOR VIEW OF IMMIGRATION GENERAL OFFICE
35. STAIR HALL AT FIRST FLOOR
36. SECOND FLOOR CORRIDOR
37. WINDOW AT SECOND FLOOR DORMER
38. CELL WINDOW AT SECOND FLOOR DORMER
39. ROOF TRUSSES AT ATTIC
40. BASEMENT CORRIDOR SHOWING VAULT DOORS
41. BOILER IN BASEMENT


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