The Fargo Oak Grove Residential Historic District is a historic district located around North and South Terrace Avenues near downtown Fargo, North Dakota. The homes date from the period 1895 to 1952 and include working-class, gable-fronted cottages and vernacular bungalows."[1] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[2]
Fargo Oak Grove Residential Historic District | |
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| Location | North & South Terrace Aves., east of Elm St., N., Fargo, North Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 46°53′0″N 96°46′34″W / 46.88333°N 96.77611°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000744 |
| Added to NRHP | October 13, 2011 |
According to the State Historical Society of North Dakota, the district "has a tangible cohesiveness in the scale, density, material character, and landscape treatment that unifies this neighborhood."[1][3]
Most of the Oak Grove neighborhood was flooded with several feet of water from the Red River in the spring of 1997.[4] The area was flooded again in the spring of 2009.[5]
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- ^ a b "What properties in North Dakota are listed in the National Register of Historic Places?". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ "Neighborhood listed in national historic register". Crookston Daily Times. November 7, 2011.
Fargo's Oak Grove neighborhood has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
- ^ "Press Release - Grand Forks, Fargo Properties Listed in National Register of Historic Places". State Historical Society of North Dakota. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012.
- ^ "Red River blues keep getting worse". Minneapolis Star Tribune. April 18, 1997.
- ^ "Oak Grove breach acts as 'wake-up call'". InForum.com. March 30, 2009.