Beiseker Mansion

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Beiseker Mansion
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Location2nd St. and Roberts Ave., Fessenden, North Dakota
Coordinates 47°38′56″N99°37′17″W / 47.64889°N 99.62139°W / 47.64889; -99.62139
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1899
Built byBeiseker, Henry J.
Architectural style Single Style, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 77001036 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1977

The Beiseker Mansion in Fessenden, North Dakota was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The listing included two contributing buildings. [1]

History

Beiseker Mansion was built in 1899. Built for Thomas Lincoln Beiseker, it has also been known as T. L. Beiseker Mansion and as Order of the Eastern Star (O.E.S.) Home. It includes Shingle Style and Queen Anne architecture. Beiseker Mansion was "described at the time of its construction as one of the finest houses in North Dakota (Wells County Free Press, July 27, 1899) [and it] has survived since then with its original architectural character remarkably intact." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Dawn Maddox (October 25, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beiseker Mansion / T.L. Beiseker Mansion / Order of the Eastern Star (O.E.S.) Home". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 17.
  4. "Beiseker, Alberta, Canada". flickr.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  5. "Beiseker and Davidson Company, 1906-1944". Glenbow-Alberta Institute. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  6. "Canadian Colonization Association". Canadian Pacific Railway Land Settlement and Development fonds. Retrieved March 1, 2020.