Seiler Building

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Seiler Building
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Location110 First St. E, Jamestown, North Dakota
Coordinates 46°54′30″N98°42′25″W / 46.90833°N 98.70694°W / 46.90833; -98.70694 Coordinates: 46°54′30″N98°42′25″W / 46.90833°N 98.70694°W / 46.90833; -98.70694
Arealess than one acre
Built1904
Architect Hancock, George & Walter
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 86000080 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 16, 1986

The Seiler Building on First St. E. in Jamestown, North Dakota was built in 1904. It was designed by George & Walter Hancock.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1986. [1]

According to its NRHP nomination, the building was nominated due to its association with O. J. Seller and architects George and Walter Hancock, its Beaux Arts architecture, and its "fine integrity of design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association." [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. James R. Schimmer (September 25, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Seiler Building". National Park Service. and accompanying photos