National Register of Historic Places

Iddings Block

Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Listed
October 26, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82001329

About this property

The Iddings Block is a property in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It was one of 13 new commercial business block buildings built in Grand Forks in 1892, and is one of just two surviving from the 1888-1892 era. During 1892 to approximately 1906-1909, it was the location of Iddings and Company, the largest bookstore and stationer in the state in that period. In 1981, it housed Ruettell's. The listing was for an area of less than one acre with just one contributing building. The listing is described in its North Dakota Cultural Resources Survey document. The Flatiron Building, built in 1906, and the Grand Forks Mercantile Co., built in 1893, are two other wholesale buildings in Grand Forks that were listed on the National Register, within the N. Third Street wholesale district.

Location

9 N. 3rd St.
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
47.92550, -97.03138

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Questions about this property

When was Iddings Block listed on the National Register?

Iddings Block was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 26, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Iddings Block?

Iddings Block is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Iddings Block?

The period of significance for Iddings Block is recorded as the industrial era.

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