Downtown Fargo District

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Downtown Fargo District
Downtown Fargo District is located in North Dakota
Downtown Fargo District
Downtown Fargo District is located in the United States
Downtown Fargo District
LocationRoughly Roberts St., from S. 1st Ave. to 5th Ave. N., and Main Ave., Fargo, North Dakota
Coordinates46°52′41″N 96°47′24″W / 46.87806°N 96.79000°W / 46.87806; -96.79000
Area60 acres (24 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Moderne, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.83004064[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 1983

Downtown Fargo District, or Downtown Fargo Historic District, is a historic district in Fargo, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The listing included 88 contributing buildings in an area of 60 acres (24 ha). It includes Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, Moderne architecture, and Late Victorian architecture.[1]

The district includes the following properties that were already separately listed on the NRHP:[2]

Intersection of Broadway and Main Ave in Fargo.
Intersection of Broadway and Main Ave in Fargo.

The Black Building (Fargo, North Dakota) is included in the district and also became separately listed on the National Register in 2016.

Significant buildings, structures, and objects include:

  • Rollo statue, recognizing Norse citizenry.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Norene A. Roberts (December 4, 1982). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Downtown Fargo District. National Park Service. and Accompanying 26 photos, from 1982