The Carroll House Hotel on Monroe St. in Fullerton, North Dakota was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The listing included three

contributing buildings In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...

which included Shingle Style architecture and Second Empire architecture.

History

Carroll House Hotel was built in 1889. The hotel was named for Carroll Fuller Sweet (1877-1955), son of the hotel owner Sofia (Fuller) Sweet (1854-1923) and her husband Grand Rapids, Michigan mayor

Edwin Forrest Sweet Edwin Forrest Sweet (November 21, 1847 – April 2, 1935) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Edwin F. Sweet was born in Dansville, New York. He was the son of Sidney Sweet and Hannah (née Redmond) Sweet. He ...

(1847-1935). According to its NRHP nomination, "the Carroll House Hotel is locally significant in the area of commerce, because it was among the first businesses located in the Fullerton community, and it is the only extant and best preserved example of a hotel and restaurant from the late nineteenth century." Also its "architectural composition, one of restraint and simplicity, represents the Second Empire and Shingle styles from this period. Few changes have occurred with the building, resulting in a high degree of integrity." and In 1981, the Carroll House was purchased by the Fullerton Community Betterment Association which restored the building. It now operates as a bed-and-breakfast.

References

Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota Second Empire architecture in North Dakota Shingle Style architecture in North Dakota Hotel buildings completed in 1889 National Register of Historic Places in Dickey County, North Dakota 1889 establishments in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-NRHP-stub