Dinnie Apartments is a building in
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...
, United States. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
(NRHP) in 1994. Dinnie Apartments is included in the
Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District
The Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District is a Historic district (United States), historic district in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2004.
Many of the district's subdivi ...
, which was listed on the NRHP in 2004.
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History
It was the first block of "spacious and elegant" townhouses built in Grand Forks at the turn-of-the-century. It was built in 1903 as four townhouses, in Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
style.
The south side of the city at that time was being populated by "wealthy merchants" during the Second Dakota Boom.[
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See also
* Dinnie Block
References
Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
Neoclassical architecture in North Dakota
Residential buildings completed in 1903
National Register of Historic Places in Grand Forks, North Dakota
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in North Dakota
1903 establishments in North Dakota
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