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Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission Records
Agendas, Meeting Minutes, and Correspondence
Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission Records, 1922, 1943-
Collection Overview
Title: Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission Records, 1922, 1943-
Predominant Dates:1987-
ID: OGLMC1378
Primary Creator: Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission (1987-)
Extent: 8.75 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 06/23/1999. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Architecture and Historic Preservation, Grand Forks, Red River Valley Flood of 1997
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission Records have been divided into four series:
Series 1: Agendas, Meeting Minutes, and Correspondence
Series 2: 1997 Grand Forks Flood
Series 3: Historic Preservation Projects
Series 4: Miscellaneous
Collection Historical Note
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Accruals: Numerous additions have been received from the Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission. Steve Hoffbeck, UND History Department, donated materials in May 1992 (93-1884).
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Sandy Slater, Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission
Acquisition Method: Donation; 99-2236
Related Materials:
The Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission has written numerous successful nominations for buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Those nominations can be viewed here:
https://www.nps.gov/nr/research/
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission Records. OGLMC 1378, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: The collection was reprocessed by Curt Hanson in Fall 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Agendas, Meeting Minutes, and Correspondence, 1987-],
[Series 2: 1997 Grand Forks Flood],
[Series 3: Historic Preservation Projects],
[Series 4: Miscellaneous],
[All]
- 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
- 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.
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Agendas, Meeting Minutes, and Correspondence, 1987-],
[Series 2: 1997 Grand Forks Flood],
[Series 3: Historic Preservation Projects],
[Series 4: Miscellaneous],
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