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North Dakota - Benson County
Benson County North Dakota has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Totten, Benson County Courthouse, Grace Episcopal Church, Pierson Farm and Viking Lutheran Church.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Benson County places including Fargo Bridge & Iron Co., Lord & Co., Otis Kolstad, Hancock Brothers, Joseph Klein and John Krim. Prominent architectural styles found in Benson Country are Gothic, Late Gothic Revival and Romanesque.

Benson County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78001988)
B Ave. , Minnewaukan
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lord & Co.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Fort Totten (added 1971 - - #71000629)
S of Fort Totten off ND 57 , Fort Totten
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Military Facility
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Grace Episcopal Church (added 1994 - - #94001072)
Also known as Stone Church Museum;32BE32
210 C Ave. S. , Minnewaukan
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kolstad, Otis, Hancock Brothers
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Pierson Farm (added 1985 - - #85001939)
3.5 mi. S of York off US 2 , York
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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St. Boniface Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site (added 1989 - - #89001686)
Also known as Odessa;32BE24
Address Restricted , Selz
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Krim,John, Klein,Joseph
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art, Exploration/Settlement, European, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Viking Lutheran Church (added 1979 - - #79001768)
Also known as South Viking Norwegian Lutheran Church
SE of Maddock , Maddock
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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West Antelope Bridge (added 1997 - - #97000171)
Also known as Sheyenne River Bridge;32BE41
Across the Sheyenne River, unnamed co. rd., approximately 30 mi. SE of jct. of ND 30 and US 2 , Flora
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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