Wright Block Explained

Wright Block
Location:408-412 DeMers Ave., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates:47.9244°N -97.0317°W
Built:1909
Architecture:Early Commercial
Added:October 26, 1982
Area:less than
Mpsub:Downtown Grand Forks MRA
Refnum:82001342

Wright Block is a property in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Also known as Neil's Block, it was built in 1909. It includes Early Commercial architecture style.

When listed the property included just the one contributing building. The listing is for an area of less than .

Along with Clifford Annex, the Telephone Co. Building, the Dinnie Block, and Golden Square, the Wright Block was one of many "commercial vernacular brick buildings with classical revival details" that were built during a major building boom, with high quality brickwork.[1]

The listing is described in its NRHP nomination document.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000472}} National Register of Historic Places: Downtown Grand Forks MRA ]. Norene Roberts . Joe Roberts . amp . November 30, 1981 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82001342}} North Dakota Cultural Resources Survey: Wright Block (Neil's Block) ]. C. Kudzia . Norene Roberts . Joe Roberts . Gary Henrickson . amp . September 1981 . National Park Service. and