National Register of Historic Places - North Dakota (ND), Benson County

Benson County North Dakota has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Totten, Benson County Courthouse, Grace Episcopal Church, Pierson Farm and Viking Lutheran Church.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Benson County places including Fargo Bridge & Iron Co., Lord & Co., Otis Kolstad, Hancock Brothers, Joseph Klein and John Krim. Prominent architectural styles found in Benson Country are Gothic, Late Gothic Revival and Romanesque.

Benson County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78001988)

B Ave. , Minnewaukan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lord & Co.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Fort Totten (added 1971 - - #71000629)

S of Fort Totten off ND 57 , Fort Totten

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Military Facility

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Grace Episcopal Church (added 1994 - - #94001072)

Also known as Stone Church Museum;32BE32

210 C Ave. S. , Minnewaukan

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kolstad, Otis, Hancock Brothers

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Pierson Farm (added 1985 - - #85001939)

3.5 mi. S of York off US 2 , York

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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St. Boniface Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site (added 1989 - - #89001686)

Also known as Odessa;32BE24

Address Restricted , Selz

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Krim,John, Klein,Joseph

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Art, Exploration/Settlement, European, Religion

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Viking Lutheran Church (added 1979 - - #79001768)

Also known as South Viking Norwegian Lutheran Church

SE of Maddock , Maddock

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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West Antelope Bridge (added 1997 - - #97000171)

Also known as Sheyenne River Bridge;32BE41

Across the Sheyenne River, unnamed co. rd., approximately 30 mi. SE of jct. of ND 30 and US 2 , Flora

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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