Fargo City Detention Hospital
Fargo City Detention Hospital | |
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| Location | 57 Eleventh Ave. N, Fargo, North Dakota |
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| Area | less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | Anders,Frank |
| Architectural style | No style listed |
| MPS | North Side Fargo MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003741 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 7, 1987 |
Fargo City Detention Hospital is a building in Fargo, North Dakota that was built in 1910. The hospital was designed as a place to sequester people afflicted with contagious disease. According to a study of historic resources on Fargo's North Side:
Fargo's attempts to deal with urban problems resulted not only in the improvement and extension of sewer and water systems, but in the construction of the Fargo City Detention Hospital as well. Fargo, like many other cities, periodically suffered from epidemics. In 1910, in an attempt to combat the problem, the city built the hospital (PI). Known locally as the "Pest House," the facility served as a place to quarantine people ill with contagious diseases. Frank Anders, Fargo's city engineer, designed the building in conjunction with the city Board of Health. Anders and the Board of Health located the building away from the center of the Fargo, in a quiet residential area.[2]
It's a two story brick and tile building, designed by Frank Anders and built principally by C.H. Johnson.[3] It had coal storage capacity of 40 tons.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The listing included just the one contributing building on an area of less than 1 acre (0.40 ha).[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mark T. Fiege, Jack Crowley, and Fredric L. Quivik (October, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Historic Resources of North Side Fargo" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Mark T. Fiege, Jack Crowley, and Fredric L. Quivik (October, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fargo City Detention Hospital" (PDF). National Park Service.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Accompanying four photos, exterior and interior, from 1986
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