Editing Bothell, Washington (section)

===Historic preservation===

Bothell has nine properties that are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) due to their cultural, architectural, or historic qualities.<ref name="Comp-HP">{{cite web |date=July 7, 2015 |title=Historic Preservation Element |pages=1–2 |work=Imagine Bothell... Comprehensive Plan |url=http://www.bothellwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/465/Historic-Preservation-Element-PDF |publisher=City of Bothell |accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref> Several properties are surviving homes from early city pioneers built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that were later moved to the Park at Bothell Landing.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 2013 |title=City of Bothell Historic Register Properties, June 2013 |pages=1, 4–6 |url=http://www.ci.bothell.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/310/All-City-Landmarks-PDF |publisher=City of Bothell |accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Grindeland |first=Sherry |date=December 1, 1998 |title=Time traveling on the Eastside |page=B4 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Other listed sites include the [[Bothell Pioneer Cemetery]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Kearsley |first=Kelly |date=October 28, 2004 |title=Bothell Pioneer Cemetery offers life stories |page= |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20041028&slug=bothellcemetery28e |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=March 2, 2022}}</ref> [[Bates-Tanner Farm]],<ref name="Comp-HP"/> and [[North Creek School]] at Centennial Park.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 2012 |title=Designated historic sites in Snohomish County |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/designated-historic-sites-in-snohomish-county/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

In 1987, the city government established its own local register of historic places, which is managed by the Landmark Preservation Board appointed by the city council. It has 15 properties that include those on the NRHP and the [[Washington State Heritage Register]], as well as additional sites that are over 50 years old.<ref name="Comp-HP"/> One site, the Harries House and Water Tower, was delisted following its demolition in 2015 despite plans to protect it from nearby housing development.<ref>{{cite news |last=Isaacs |first=Deanna |date=April 15, 2015 |title=Verde construction may have violated two Bothell municipal codes |url=https://www.bothell-reporter.com/news/verde-construction-may-have-violated-two-bothell-municipal-codes/ |work=Bothell-Kenmore Reporter |accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

The Bothell Historical Museum, a non-profit museum run by the local [[historical society]], is located within the Hannan House on the grounds of the Park at Bothell Landing. It opened in 1969 and was relocated to the new park in 1978.<ref name="The Bothell landing">{{cite news |date=July 29, 1978 |title=The Bothell landing |page=A3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The museum is open on Sundays from April through October (aside from a two-year hiatus induced by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]); it is furnished with contemporary artifacts from a late 19th-century home and those related to the city's history.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Museum |url=https://www.bothellhistoricalmuseum.org/?page_id=32 |publisher=Bothell Historical Museum |accessdate=November 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Humphrey |first=Robert |date=December 12, 1990 |title=Put Yourself in 19th century |page=F4 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The historical society also funded several restoration projects, including work on the Beckstrom Cabin, built in 1883 and moved to the park grounds in 1979.<ref>{{cite news |last=Coolican |first=J. Patrick |date=January 11, 2003 |title=Cabin is Bothell's first family home |page=B2 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030111&slug=logcabin11e |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref>