National Register of Historic Places

Clifford, George B., House

Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Listed
September 29, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86002655

About this property

The George B. Clifford House is a Queen Anne style Victorian home located in the Near Southside Historic District of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house was built in 1889 on Reeves Drive, a street of impressive homes built for the early elite of the city of Grand Forks. It is one of North Dakota's best examples of early Queen Anne architecture. Because it was built only 13 years after the Watts-Sherman House in Newport, Rhode Island, said to be the first Queen Anne style house in the country, it is closer in design and detail to the original style as elaborated by British architect Richard Norman Shaw (1831–1912). The house is also significant historically for its connection to George Barnard Clifford (1858-1943). Clifford was a prominent attorney and real estate developer, and one of the three founders of the Cream of Wheat company. His investments and links to northeastern capital represented an important contribution to the early years of progress after the first settlement of Grand Forks.

Location

406 Reeves Dr.
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
47.91827, -97.02696

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When was Clifford, George B., House listed on the National Register?

Clifford, George B., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1986.

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Clifford, George B., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Clifford, George B., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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