The Von Hoffman House at Broadway and 5th St. in

Medora, North Dakota Medora is a city in Billings County, North Dakota, Billings County, North Dakota, United States. The only municipal corporation, incorporated place in Billings County, it is also the county seat. Much of the surrounding area is part of either Litt ...

was built in 1884. 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 ...

in 1977. The listing included one

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and one

contributing structure 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 ...

. Known also as the Medora Doll House, it is a common-bond brick house that is the work of Peter Book, who owned and operated a Medora brick factory in the mid-1880s. Peter Book was also a builder of St. Mary's Catholic Church, which is also NRHP-listed. The home was commissioned by the

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for Louis von Hoffmann and Athenais von Hoffman, the parents of his wife, Medora von Hoffmann. and

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota Houses completed in 1884 Houses in Billings County, North Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Billings County, North Dakota 1884 establishments in Dakota Territory {{NorthDakota-NRHP-stub

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