1894 – Donaldson Hotel, Fargo, North Dakota
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Built as a meetingplace for the local branch of the International Order of Odd Fellows, an offshoot of the Masons.
Fargo
1899 – St. Mary’s Cathedral, Fargo, North Dakota
Architect: Bassford & Company
Designed by Bassford & Company of Minneapolis, the building work was supervised by the local Hancock brothers.
1900 – Johnsons Block, Fargo, North Dakota
Architect: Jacob Friedlander
A fine smaller building that once housed a well-known local bicycle shop. Worthy of note is the decorative brick cornice,
1900 – Northern Pacific Railroad Depot, Fargo, North Dakota
Architect: Cass Gilbert
The Northern Pacific was the first major railroad to go through Fargo, and the only mainline through the city.
1904 – DeLendrecie’s Building, Fargo, North Dakota
Architect: McMillan & Tenbusch, Andrew O’Shea
Built and designed in two phases, the original two floors were designed by McMillan &
1904 – Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota
Architect: Hammel Green & Abrahamson
This 1904 building (previously the International Harvester Building) was renovated in 1996 to house the Plains Art Museum.
1906 – Great Northern Depot, Fargo, North Dakota
Architect: Samuel Bartlett
When this building was constructed in 1906, it was on the northern outskirts of the city,
1908 – Gardner Hotel, Fargo, North Dakota
Architect: G. & W. Hancock
Once the finest hotel in Fargo, catering to travelling salemsmen and politicians, the Gardner Hotel is a large imposing structure with classical detailing.
1909 – Loretta Block, Fargo, North Dakota
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Fine commercial building with handsome parapet, that was built in several stages from 1909-16. Named Loretta by the developer Peter Elliott after his youngest daughter.
1910 – Pioneer Life Insurance Building, Fargo, North Dakota
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A fine composition with corner towers that break through the cornice on this quite long building. The facade is relatively simple but the repetitive nature of the design is quite pleasant.
