George B. Clifford House

George B. Clifford House
George B. Clifford House is located in North Dakota
George B. Clifford House
George B. Clifford House is located in the United States
George B. Clifford House
Location406 Reeves Dr., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates47°55′6″N 97°1′36″W / 47.91833°N 97.02667°W / 47.91833; -97.02667
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1889
ArchitectDeRemer, Joseph Bell (1906 first floor redesign and addition)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.86002655[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1986

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.

History

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).[2]

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.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Roberts, Dr Norene A. (September 30, 1986). "George B. Clifford House". National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  3. ^ "George B. Clifford". Tornado Belt. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Cream of Wheat first made in Grand Forks". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved March 1, 2020.


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