The structures are the fairgrounds entrance gate, ticket kiosk, administration building, and cairns, all built from stone, as well as the fairgrounds grandstand.[3] They are located on the grounds of the Grand Forks State Fair Grounds and are associated with the River Cities Speedway.[1] "The five remaining structures have been recognized as historically significant, examples of the importance of county and state fairs to local culture and social history."[2]
Steve C. Martens, an architect and North Dakota State University professor, wrote the NRHP nomination. He commented extensively at a public hearing describing the importance of the structures. According to Martens, the project was the largest WPA project in the state.[3]
^ abcd (Press release). State Historical Society of North Dakota. May 13, 2009. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
^ ab. Grand Forks. Archived from the original on May 6, 2011.
grand, forks, county, fairgrounds, structures, collection, five, structures, within, grand, forks, county, fairgrounds, grand, forks, north, dakota, that, were, listed, national, register, historic, places, 2009, national, register, historic, placessome, struc. Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures is a collection of five structures within the Grand Forks County Fairgrounds in Grand Forks North Dakota that were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 2 Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA StructuresU S National Register of Historic PlacesSome of the structures in 2009Show map of North DakotaShow map of the United StatesLocation2300 Gateway Dr Grand Forks North DakotaCoordinates47 55 59 N 97 3 34 W 47 93306 N 97 05944 W 47 93306 97 05944Area51 acres 21 ha Built1936 1937 and 1939ArchitectWells Theodore B Architectural styleArt Deco and WPA Rustic Fieldstone architectureNRHP reference No 08001262 1 The structures are the fairgrounds entrance gate ticket kiosk administration building and cairns all built from stone as well as the fairgrounds grandstand 3 They are located on the grounds of the Grand Forks State Fair Grounds and are associated with the River Cities Speedway 1 The five remaining structures have been recognized as historically significant examples of the importance of county and state fairs to local culture and social history 2 The structures were built between 1936 and 1939 by the Works Progress Administration WPA 1 2 U S President Franklin D Roosevelt attended the 1937 dedication ceremony for the Grand Forks County Fairgrounds grandstand which was designed by Grand Forks architect Theodore B Wells and was considered to be innovative in its design 2 Steve C Martens an architect and North Dakota State University professor wrote the NRHP nomination He commented extensively at a public hearing describing the importance of the structures According to Martens the project was the largest WPA project in the state 3 In 2009 the listed structures included three contributing buildings one contributing structure and one contributing object The nominated listing covers an area of 51 acres 21 ha The listing is described as including Art Deco and WPA Rustic Fieldstone architecture 1 See also editWPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary CemeteryReferences edit a b c d National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b c d Grand Forks County Fairgrounds Structures Listed Press release State Historical Society of North Dakota May 13 2009 Archived from the original on October 7 2011 Retrieved April 26 2011 a b Meeting minutes Grand Forks Archived from the original on May 6 2011 This article about a property in North Dakota on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures amp oldid 1169073898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
