Company to ‘noodle ideas’ to buy Bellingham armory. Got suggestions?

Dawson Construction has signed an option to buy Bellingham’s 106-year-old armory building, but the company has 10 months to conduct a feasibility study before possibly closing the deal.

The nearly 60,000-square-foot structure at 525 N. State St. was built in 1910 and housed National Guard and Army Reserve units until 1953. For the next 36 years, the armory’s large arena under its vaulted ceiling was home to a popular roller rink.