BPOE Lodge: Golden Block

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BPOE Lodge: Golden Block
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Location12 N. 4th St.,
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates 47°55′31″N97°01′57″W / 47.92528°N 97.03250°W / 47.92528; -97.03250
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1910
Architect Joseph Bell DeRemer
Architectural style Early Commercial; Vernacular
MPS Downtown Grand Forks MRA [1]
NRHP reference No. 82001314 [2]
Removed from NRHPSeptember 23, 2004

The BPOE Lodge: Golden Block, also referred to as Golden Square, was a building in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but was removed from the National Register in 2004. [3]

Also known as Golden Block, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks clubhouse was built c. 1910. It was designed by Joseph Bell DeRemer. It included Early Commercial, Vernacular, and other architecture. [2]

Along with Wright Block, the Telephone Co. Building, the Dinnie Block, and Clifford Annex, the Golden Block was one of many "commercial vernacular brick buildings with classical revival details" that were built during a major building boom, with high quality brickwork. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Norene Roberts and Joe Roberts (November 30, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places: Downtown Grand Forks MRA". National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. "Weekly Announcements October 15, 2004". National Park Service. October 15, 2004.