Harriet and Thomas Beare House

Harriet and Thomas Beare House
Harriet and Thomas Beare House is located in North Dakota
Harriet and Thomas Beare House
Harriet and Thomas Beare House is located in the United States
Harriet and Thomas Beare House
Location420 Reeves Dr., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates47°55′4″N 97°1′36″W / 47.91778°N 97.02667°W / 47.91778; -97.02667
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
ArchitectLawson, Thomas L.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.95000469[1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1995

The Harriet and Thomas Beare House is a Victorian house located on Reeves Drive in the Near Southside Historic District of Grand Forks, North Dakota. The Harriet and Thomas Beare House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is also known as the Margaret E. Bowler Murphy and Michael F. Murphy House.[1][2]

History

The house was built in 1901 for real estate investor Thomas Beare. In 1903, he sold the home to state senator and Grand Forks Mayor Michael F. Murphy (1858-1930) and his wife Margaret Bowler Murphy (1857–1917). They enlarged and remodeled the residence, building an addition for their family. The house was located on the most prestigious residential street in Grand Forks, and exemplifies the conspicuous consumption of the cities' elite during the Progressive Era and the growth of the Second Dakota Boom (1889-1915).[3]

The house is a significant example of the Queen Anne style with elements taken from the Classical Revival style. Queen Anne details include decorative chimneys, complexity of roof shapes such as conical turrets and hipped roof dormers, finials, and fish-scale shingled gable ends. The house is a relatively simple expression of the style and shows signs of transition into the Classical Revival style in its symmetrical facade, Ionic columns, Doric details, and regular footprint. A notable feature is the Porte-cochere which is fairly rare in Grand Forks. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Roberts, Norene; Roberts, Joe (April 20, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
  3. ^ "The Great Dakota Boom". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Janelle M. Vonasek (December 24, 2017). "Historic addresses: Stately old homes are window into Grand Forks' past". Dickinson Press and Forum. Retrieved February 1, 2020.


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