North Dakota State University District
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North Dakota State University District is a 36 acres (14.6 ha) historic district
on the campus of North Dakota State University
, in Fargo, North Dakota
, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1986.
Also known as North Dakota Agricultural College, it was built in Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Moderne
, and Late Victorian architectural styles.
The listing included 12 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing object.
Important contributing buildings include:
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
on the campus of North Dakota State University
North Dakota State University
North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, more commonly known as North Dakota State University , is a public university in Fargo, North Dakota. NDSU has about 14,000 students and it is the largest university in North Dakota based on full time students and land size...
, in Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1986.
Also known as North Dakota Agricultural College, it was built in Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Moderne
Moderne architecture
Moderne architecture, also sometimes referred to as "Style Moderne" or simply "Moderne", a general United States landmarks term for styles of architecture that were popular from 1925 through the 1940s. It has expression in styles traditionally classified as Art Deco, Streamline Moderne, and WPA...
, and Late Victorian architectural styles.
The listing included 12 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing object.
Important contributing buildings include:
- College Hall-Old Main, a Richardsonian Romanesque building built in 1891
- Mechanical Building, or Mechanical Arts building, built in 1893
- South Engineering, built 1907
- Science Hall-Minard, built 1901
- Carnegie Library-Putnam Hall, built 1904, and
- Ceres Hall, built 1910.