Elizabeth Apartments

The Elizabeth Apartments on Second Ave. NW in Jamestown, North Dakota were built in 1921. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Elizabeth Apartments
Elizabeth Apartments is located in North Dakota
Elizabeth Apartments
Elizabeth Apartments is located in the United States
Elizabeth Apartments
Location402 Second Ave. NW, Jamestown, North Dakota
Coordinates46.911843°N 98.709707°W / 46.911843; -98.709707
Built1921
Built byMoline, Elof A.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.86000871[1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1986

According to its NRHP nomination, the building was deemed significant "for its association with the business lives of the John H. Canhams and Ormsby McHargs, leading developers and owners of Jamestown's utility companies from 1888 to 1924" and also "architecturally and historically as the best example in the city of affordable multi-family housing constructed in response to the population boom in Jamestown between 1910 and 1920 when housing was scarce, Post-World War I labor costs were high, and there was a severe shortage of building materials."[2]: 3 

The design was simple and extensively used stucco, which "directly related to the need for quick construction and the lack of good building materials, including brick, in the early 1920s."[2]: 3 

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Norene A. Roberts (December 15, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elizabeth Apartments". National Park Service. and accompanying photos


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