Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission Records, 1922, 1943-

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Agendas, Meeting Minutes, and Correspondence, 1987-

The first series contains agendas, meeting minutes, and correspondence.

Box 1

Folder 1: 1987-1991

Folder 2: 1992-1993

Folder 3: 1994

Folder 4: 1995

Folder 5: 1996

Folder 6: September 1997

Folder 7: October 1997

Folder 8: November 1997

Folder 9: December 1997

Folder 10: January-February 1998

Folder 11: March 1998

Folder 12: April 1998

Folder 13: May 1998

Folder 14: June 1998

Folder 15: July 1998

Folder 16: August 1998

Folder 17: September 1998

Folder 18: October 1998

Folder 19: November 1998

Folder 20: December 1998

Folder 21: January 1999

Folder 22: February 1999

Folder 23: March 1999

Folder 24: April 1999

Folder 25: May-June 1999

Folder 26: July-August 1999

Folder 27: September-October 1999

Folder 28: November-December 1999

Folder 29: January-February 2000

Folder 30: March-April 2000

Folder 31: May-June 2000

Folder 32: July-August 2000

Folder 33: September-October 2000

Folder 34: November-December 2000

Folder 35: January-February 2001

Folder 36: March-April 2001

Folder 37: May-June 2001

Folder 38: July-August 2001

Folder 39: September-October 2001

Folder 40: November-December 2001

Box 2

Folder 1: January-February 2002

Folder 2: March-April 2002

Folder 3: May-June 2002

Folder 4: July-August 2002

Folder 5: September-October 2002

Folder 6: November-December 2002

Folder 7: January-February 2003

Folder 8: March-April 2003

Folder 9: May-June 2003

Folder 10: July-August 2003

Folder 11: September-October 2003

Folder 12: November 2003

Folder 13: January-February 2004

Folder 14: March-April 2004

Folder 15: May-June 2004

Folder 16: July-August 2004

Folder 17: September-October 2004

Folder 18: November-December 2004

Folder 19: 2005

Folder 20: Legacy Award from Preservation North Dakota, November 2005

Folder 21: 2006

Folder 22: 2007

Folder 23: 2008

Folder 24: 2009

Folder 25: 2010

Folder 26: 2011

Folder 27: 2012

Folder 28: 2013

Box 7

Folder 9: 2014

Folder 10: 2015

Folder 11: 2016

Folder 12: 2017

Folder 13: 2018

Folder 14: 2019

Folder 15: 2020 (incomplete)

Series 2: 1997 Grand Forks Flood

The second series deals with the aftermath of the 1997 Grand Forks Flood. Additional materials regarding the 1997 Flood can be found in the 1997 Red River Valley Flood Collection.

Box 3

Folder 1: "Grand Forks Historic House Relocation Study." YHR Partners. (folder 1), March 1999

Folder 2: "Grand Forks Historic House Relocation Study." (folder 2), March 1999

Folder 3: "Grand Forks Historic House Relocation Study." (folder 3), March 1999

Folder 4: Grand Forks Historical Flood Mitigation, Field # MH 1 - MH 20

Folder 5: Grand Forks Historical Flood Mitigation, Field # MH 21 - MH 39

Folder 6: Grand Forks Historical Flood Mitigation, Field # MH 40 - MH 56

Folder 7: Grand Forks Historical Flood Mitigation, Field # MH 57 - MH 73

Folder 8: Grand Forks Historical Flood Mitigation, Field # MH 82 - MH 104

(MH 74 - MH 81 are missing)

Folder 9: Grand Forks Historical Flood Mitigation, Field # MH 105 - MH 118

Folder 10: Grand Forks Historical Flood Mitigation, Negatives of Photographs taken by Matt Hageman, Office of Urban Development

Folder 11: Phase I Demo. Supp. and Rehabilitation

Folder 12: Phase II Demo. Supp. and Rehabilitation

Folder 13: Phase II Historic Demo. Supp. and Rehabilitation

Folder 14: "Phase I Cultural Resource Investigation of a Revised Levee Alignment in Grand Forks, North Dakota." by W. Jeffrey Kinney, Principal Investigator. Submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, September 2003

Folder 15: "Grand Forks, ND Historic Flood - Remarkable Recovery: 10 Years Later...Rebuilt. Renewed. Reborn", Spring 2007

Publication of the City of Grand Forks on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the 1997 Grand Forks Flood

Oversize Folder 1

Item 1: "Properties Which Are Pending and Properties Which Have Closed", 12 January 1998

Three page color map listing properties which have been bought out, or are in the process of being bought out, in the aftermath of the 1997 Grand Forks Flood. Each map is 2 feet by 3 feet in size.

Item 2: "Grand Forks, April 21, 1997: The City Flooded"

Color poster of the flooded city, along with significant preservation projects of the Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission. 4 feet by 3 feet in size.

Series 3: Historic Preservation Projects

The third series contains files on various historic preservation projects undertaken by the commission.

Box 4

Folder 1: Belmont School: Photographs, Historical and Descriptive Information, Prepared by Architectural Resources Group, San Francisco, California, 1997

Folder 2: Belmont School: Photographs, 1997

Folder 3: B'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore Cemetery: Photographs, 2011

Folder 4: Campbell House: Historic Documentation, Campbell House (32GF118) at 2405 Belmont Road, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 2003

Folder 5: Campbell House: Archaeological Data Recovery at the Campbell House Site (32GF118), Grand Forks County, North Dakota, Prepared by Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2004

Folder 6: Central Business District: Pre-Flood CBD Buildings-University, 5th Street, Division, River

Folder 7: Central Business District: Grand Forks CBD Intensive Survey, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Prepared by the 106 Group Ltd., St. Paul, Minnesota, July 1999

Folder 8: Central Business District: Grand Forks CBD Intensive Survey, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Prepared by the 106 Group Ltd., St. Paul, Minnesota, December 1999

Folder 9: Central/Lincoln District: Nomination Correspondence, 2003

Folder 10: Central Park: Historic District Meeting Notes, 1998

Folder 11: Clifford Annex: Photographs

Folder 12: Clifford Annex: Photographs

Folder 13: Electric Construction Co.: Photographs

Folder 14: Electric Construction Co.: Photographs

Folder 15: Electric Construction Co. and Clifford Annex: Historic American Building Survey-Photographs, Historical and Descriptive Information, May 1999

Folder 16: Electric Construction Co. and Clifford Annex: Historic American Building Survey-Photographs, Historical and Descriptive Information, June 1999

Folder 17: Grand Forks Civic Auditorium: Pre-Demolition Documentation, 2010

Includes one CD-ROM and one DVD-ROM, with photo files.

Folder 18: Granitoid Pavement: Historic Documentation, Granitoid Pavement (32GF165), Lewis Boulevard South of Highway 2, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Prepared by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2004

Box 5

Folder 1: "Granitoid Pavement Report (Transmission Pipelines and Residuals Force Main - Phase 2)," Prepared by Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services Inc., Grand Forks, North Dakota, 2004

Folder 2: Granitoid Pavement: "Historic Documentation Granitoid Pavement Removal (32GF165) Lewis Boulevard North of Highway 2, South 4th Street and Woodland Avenue and 4th Avenue South, Grand Forks, North Dakota," Prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2005

Folder 3: Granitoid Pavement General File

Folder 4: Kegs Drive-In Photographs, 2011

Folder 5: Lincoln Park: "Evaluation of the Lincoln Park Golf Course and Two City Buildings in the City of Grand Forks, North Dakota," Prepared by Hemisphere Field Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2001

Folder 6: Lincoln Park: "Evaluation of a Fireplace/Patio Structure (32GF2087) in the City of Grand Forks, North Dakota," Prepared by Hemisphere Field Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2001

Folder 7: "Metropolitan Opera House Adaptive Use Study: Grand Forks, North Dakota," Prepared by YHR Partners, Moorhead, Minnesota

Folder 8: Metropolitan Opera House Photographs

Folder 9: Metropolitan Opera House Slides

Folder 10: "Near South Side Residential Area, Grand Forks, North Dakota: An Update Survey," Prepared by Tom Isern and Jeff Hoffer, NDSU Institute for Regional Studies, 2002

Folder 11: Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge: "Historic Engineering Documentation, Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge No. 95, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota," Prepared by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2000

Folder 12: Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge Negatives, 2005

Folder 13: Omlid Site: "Phase III Cultural Resources Mitigation of Omlid I Site (32GF130), Grand Forks County, North Dakota - Volume I," Prepared by Bear Creek Archeology Inc., Cresco, Iowa, March 2003

Folder 14: Omlid Site: "Phase III Cultural Resources Mitigation of Omlid I Site (32GF130), Grand Forks County, North Dakota - Volume II," Prepared by Bear Creek Archeology Inc., Cresco, Iowa, 2003

Folder 15: Red River Brick Building: "Historic American Building Survey. Red River Brick Building (215 South Third Street) and Silverman DeMers Avenue Building (205 DeMers Avenue), City of Grand Forks, North Dakota - Photographs, Historical and Descriptive Information," Prepared by Kent Anderson, AIA, 1999

Folder 16: "Red River of the North Greenway: Final Report," Prepared by Charles Flink, Greenways Incorporated, Cary, North Carolina, 1998

Folder 17: 625 Reeves Drive: "Historic Documentation, Garage/Carriage House at 625 Reeves Drive (32GF1565), Grand Forks, North Dakota," Prepared by MacDonald & Mack Architects Ltd., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 20003

Folder 18: Riverside Park: "A Cultural Resources Survey of Riverside Park Residential Area," Prepared by Steve Martens, Architect, 2005

Folder 19: South Middle School: "Historic American Building Survey, South Middle School, Grand Forks County, City of Grand Forks, North Dakota - Photographs, Historical and Descriptive Information," Prepared by Architectural Resources Group, San Francisco, California, 1997

Folder 20: South Middle School: Photographs 1-35, 1997

Folder 21: South Middle School: Photographs 36-76, 1997

Folder 22: Southside Residential Area Survey: Correspondence, 2000

Folder 23: Southside Residential Area Survey: Correspondence, January-September 2001

Folder 24: Southside Residential Area Survey: Correspondence, October-December 2001

Folder 25: Southside Residential Area Survey: Correspondence, 2002 and undated

Box 6

Folder 1: "St. Anne's Floodwall Feasability Study: DACW37-00-D-0002 Task Order No. 0005," Prepared by Stanley Consultants, 2002

Folder 2: St. Michael's Hospital: "Historic Documentation, St. Michael's Hospital and Nurses' Residence, 813 Lewis Boulevard (32GF14), Grand Forks, North Dakota," Prepared by Hess Roise and Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2004

Folder 3: "St. Michael's Hospital and Nurses' Residence: A Historical Context," Prepared by Hess, Roise and Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2004

Folder 4: Street Railway Car No. 114, 1975-1976

Folder 5: University of North Dakota: Old Science Hall, 1999

Folder 6: University of North Dakota: "Intensive Level Historical Architectural Survey for the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota," Prepared by the 106 Group Ltd., St. Paul, Minnesota, 2000

Folder 7: University of North Dakota: "Intensive Level Historical Architectural Survey for the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota," Prepared by the 106 Group Ltd., St. Paul, Minnesota, 2001

Folder 8: University of North Dakota: University Space Committee, Historical Preservation Subcommittee, 2003

Folder 9: University of North Dakota: UND Historic District Photographs, 2010

Folder 10: Viets Hotel: "Phase III Data Recovery  Excavations at the Viets Hotel Site (32GF1286) and the Richardson Store/Hotel Mentone Site (32GF134)," Prepared by Loucks Associates, Maple Grove, Minnesota, 2003

Folder 11: Wastewater Treatment Plant: "The Grand Forks Wastewater Treatment Plant: A Historical Context," Prepared by Hess, Roise and Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2002

Folder 12: WPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary Cemetery Photographs, 2010

Videotape 1: "Granitoid Removals on Woodland Avenue and South 4th Street and also 4th Avenue South", 2004

Videotape 2: "Granitoid Removals on Woodland Avenue and South 4th Street and also 4th Avenue South", 2004

Videotape 3: "Lewis Blvd. - Grand Forks, ND Granitoid Salvage Operations", 2003

Videotape 4: "Lewis Blvd. - Grand Forks, ND Granitoid Salvage Operations", 2003

Videotape 5: "Lustron House Deconstruction"

Folder 26: "University Commons (University Library) (Montgomery Hall)" Historic American Buildings Survey Report, 2020

Box 7

Folder 1: Riverside Park Reconnaissance Survey: North 1st Street, circa 1992

Folder 2: Riverside Park Reconnaissance Survey: Conklin Avenue, circa 1992

Folder 3: Riverside Park Reconnaissance Survey: Fenton Avenue, circa 1992

Folder 4: Riverside Park Reconnaissance Survey: Lewis Boulevard, circa 1992

Folder 5: Riverside Park Reconnaissance Survey: Park Avenue, circa 1992

Folder 6: Riverside Park Reconnaissance Survey: Riverside Drive, circa 1992

Folder 7: Riverside Park Reconnaissance Survey: Seward Avenue, circa 1992

Folder 8: Grand Forks Water Treatment Plant: 412 and 502 South 3rd Street and 503 South 4th Street, September 2002

HAER No. ND-18 (Historic American Engineering Record)

Folder 16: Delta Zeta House (UND Conference Center), June 2023

SITS 32 GF 3865

Oversize Folder 4: Items:

Item 1: "Belmont School" Blueprints, 1997

This three page blueprint was drawn by Architectural Resources Group under the auspices of the Historic American Building Survey. The project number was FEMA-1174-DR-ND.

Item 2: "Waste Water Treatment Facility, Garage Documentation", 2002

This three page blueprint was designed by MacDonald & Mack Architects, Ltd., of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Item 3: "Campbell House Documentation, 2405 Belmont Road, Grand Forks, North Dakota", 2003

This seven page blueprint was designed by MacDonald & Mack Architects, Ltd., of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Item 4: "625 Reeves Drive, Garage/Carriage House Documentation, Grand Forks, ND", 2003

This seven page blueprint was designed by MacDonald & Mack Architects, Ltd., of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Item 5: "St. Michael's Hospital and Nurse's Residence Documentation, 813 Lewis Boulevard, Grand Forks, ND", 2004

Item 6: Photograph: Students from St. Michael's School, 1922

This is a black and white, panoramic photograph, measuring 5 inches by 17 inches. It was donated to the Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission by Gene Forseide of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Series 4: Miscellaneous

Box 6

Folder 13: Alexander Griggs Award

This award recognizes exceptional personal efforts to preserve Grand Forks built and cultural history.

Folder 14: Browning Arts Center

Folder 15: Downtown Grand Forks Map Compiled by Ted and Tom Jelliff

Folder 16: "Grand Forks: A Historical Sketch." Written by Sandy Slater for the Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission

Folder 17: Great Plains Chautauqua, 2005-2006

Folder 18: "Historic Grand Forks: A Walking Guide." Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission, 1986

Folder 19: "Historical Context for the City of Grand Forks, North Dakota." Written by Harleen Young, Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission, 1992

Folder 20: "Northern Red River Study Unit: Archeological Component of the State Plan." Prepared by Paul Picha and Michael Gregg, Department of Anthropology, University of North Dakota, 1991

Folder 21: "Protect Your Investment in Your Historic Building." Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission

Folder 22: YWCA Time Capsule Contents, 1951

Folder 23: Photographs: City Center Mall and 3rd Street, 1996

Folder 24: Photographs: "Paint the Town", Summer 1997

Folder 25: Photographs: Downtown Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, Taken by Curt Siewert of the Grand Forks Office or Urban Development

Oversize Folder 2: Central High School Architectural Drawings, 1914

These are photographs of the original blueprints as designed by architect W.J. Edwards of Grand Forks. The photographs were taken by Kent Anderson. The

Oversize Folder 3: Items:

Item 1: Civic Auditorium Blueprints, September 1997

Created by EAPC Architects Engineers of Grand Forks. The entire blueprint consists of over 40 pages, with detailed information regarding mechanical and electrical construction.

Item 2: Blueprints for Grand Forks Mercantile Co., 118 North 3rd Street

This two page blueprint was created by Theodore B. Wells, an architect in Grand Forks. This building burned in 1943.

Item 3: "Renovation of Grand Forks County Courthouse, 124 South Fourth Street, Grand Forks, North Dakota", 2001

The blueprint was created by Schoen Associates of Grand Forks. The document is 13 pages and contains architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings.

Item 4: "St. Vincent de Paul: 2nd Level Addition"

This six page blueprint was created by Comeau Electric Inc. of Grand Forks. It is undated and consists of architectural drawings.