Downtown Fargo District

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Downtown Fargo District
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deLendrecie's Department Store building in Downtown Fargo
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LocationRoughly Roberts St., from S. 1st Ave. to 5th Ave. N., and Main Ave., Fargo, North Dakota
Coordinates 46°52′41″N96°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]

Significant buildings, structures, and objects include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 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