ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
3051 UNIVERSITY AVENUE STOP 9000
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

WELLS DENBROOK ARCHITECTURAL RECORDS

COLLECTION: OGL#1487

DATES: 1925-1938

SIZE: 39.75 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Wells Denbrook Architectural Records were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Myron Denbrook, Jr., EAPC Architects Engineers, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on April 14, 2004 (Acc.#2005-2755).

ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections. Please make an appointment to view the materials in this collection.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Wells Denbrook Architectural Records consist of blueprints and specifications for various projects of the firm, dated 1925-1938. Job numbers for the blueprints range from 103 - 4111. The blueprints have been stored in oversize folders, and housed in the oversize file cabinets. Job numbers for specifications range from 247 - 3722.

INVENTORY - BLUEPRINTS

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INVENTORY - SPECIFICATIONS

Box 1

Folder 1:
#247: School Building, Thompson, North Dakota, March 1925
#247A: Bismarck Clinic Building
#255: Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House, University of North Dakota, June 1925

Folder 2:
#258: Addition to the Amory at University of North Dakota , Grand Forks, North Dakota, May 1925
#260: Remodeling a Store Building at Corner Demers and Fifth Street, Grand Forks, North Dakota, August 1925
#261: Stucco Residence for Mr. J.E. Mc Fadden, Grand Forks, North Dakota, September 1925

Folder 3:
#265: Stucco Residence for Mr. Chas Larkin, April 1926
#266: Store and Office Building for Mr. O. Young, Grand Forks, North Dakota, May 1926
#267: Addition to Garage Building Corner Third Street and University Avenue, Grand Forks, North Dakota, August 1926

Folder 4:
#270: A Brick Colonial Residence 425 Vernon Avenue, For Dr. M.B. Ruud, Grand Forks, North Dakota, September 1926
#271: Addition to Warehouse for Grand Forks Seed Co., July 1926
#273: Heating and Plumbing Electric Wiring for School Building at Gilby, North Dakota, March 1927

Folder 5:
#284: Delta Zeta Fraternity House for Upsilon Building Association, May 1927
#285: Eagles Lodge Building, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, March 1930
#286: Brick Duplex for W.T. Borden

Folder 6:
#288: Cafeteria and Kitchen Equipment for Maria Sanford and Wendell Phillips Junior High Schools, Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 1925
#290: Stucco Residence on Reeves Drive, Grand Forks, North Dakota, for Mr. P. R. Fields, June 1927
#291: School Building at Warwick, North Dakota, July 1927 (2 copies)

Folder 7:
#296: Alpha Phi Sorority House, University of North Dakota, February 1928
#297: Pi Beta Phi Sorority House, University of North Dakota, May 1928 (2 copies)

Folder 8:
#298: Trades Building at School for the Deaf at Devils Lake, North Dakota, April 1928 (2 copies)
#299: 20 Apartment Building for A.T. Skarsbo, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Folder 9:
#300: H.F. Phelps Office Building, Minto, North Dakota
#301: Filling Station for Duis and Lycke, Grand Forks, North Dakota, May 1928
#302: Gamma Phi Beta Sorority House, University of North Dakota, March 1929

Folder 10:
#302: Store and Office Building at Minot, North Dakota, for Dr. C. F. Sweet, July 1928
#305: Residence for Theodore B. Wells

Folder 11:
#309: Alpha Chi Omega Sorority House, University of North Dakota, May 1929
#311: A Bakery Building for the Barker Baking Company, Grand Forks, North Dakota, May 1929
#314: Addition and Remodeling, Hanson and Anderson Mortuary, Grand Forks, North Dakota, June 1929

Folder 12:
#322: Store Buildings for Thorwaldson-Johnson Co., Grand Forks, North Dakota
#324: Gymnasium at State Normal School, Mayville, North Dakota, July 1929
#325: Garage for Lyons Auto Co., Grand Forks, North Dakota, July 1929

Folder 13:
#332: Apartment for Geo. Schwam at 106 South Third Street, Grand Forks, North Dakota, September 1929 (2 copies)
#335: Pierce County Memorial Building, Rugby, North Dakota, April 1930

Folder 14:
#338: Brick Residence at 1002 Reeves Drive for H.F. Smith, Grand Forks, North Dakota, April 1930
#342: Bakery for Black's Purity Sweet Shop, Grand Forks, North Dakota, May 1930
#343: Farm Home for Geo Saumer, West of Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1931

Folder 15:
#345: Additions to Main Building at State Normal School Dickinson, North Dakota, June 1930
#318: A Tourist Shelter in Riverside Park for City Park Board, Grand Forks, North Dakota, June 1929
#348: Kitchen and Laundry Building and Two Cabins at Riverside Tourist Park Camp, Grand Forks, North Dakota, September 1930

Folder 16:
#3101: Super-Service Station for Mr. Roy J. Lamarre, Grafton, North Dakota, April 1931
#3106: Repair Work, Belmont School Fire, Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 1931
#3108: Delta Delta Delta Sorority House, University of North Dakota, April 1931

Folder 17:
#3111: Grand Forks Herald Building, July 1931
#3113: Residence for W.L. Nelson

Folder 18:
#3115: Remodeling and Additions to the Power Plant at the Institution for the Feeble Minded, Grafton, North Dakota, October 1931
#3202: Store Building for J. Friedman, October 1932

Folder 19:
#3225: Remodeling Apartments in Dinnie Block on North Third St., June 1932
#3303: Store Building for Thief River Falls, July 1933
#3305: Second Story Addition and Remodeling of Store Building for Mr. Joseph Mahowald, August 1933

Folder 20:
#3401: Township Hall Coulee Township, Ramsey County at Penn, North Dakota, April 1934
#3404: School Building for Norman School District Clifford, North Dakota, April 1935

Folder 21:
#3405: Hatton School, July 1934
#3411: Northwood Deaconess Hospital and Home Association, July 1934

Folder 22:
#3420: Addition to and Remodeling of School Building at Northwood, North Dakota, March 1935
#3503: Building for Grygla Co-op Creamery Association, May 1935

Folder 23:
#3521: Garage Building for Valley Motor Company, October 1935
#3530: An Addition to and Remodeling of the Grade and High School Buildings at Mayville, North Dakota, December 1935

Folder 24:
#3531: Addition to and Remodeling of the Grade and High School at Walhalla, December 1935

Folder 25:
#3533: Grade and High School in Portland, April 1936

Folder 26:
#3534: Completion of a Winter Sports Building at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 1935
#3601: Residence for Dean O.H. Thormodsgard, May 1936

Folder 27:
#3602: Colonial Residence erected in Grafton, North Dakota
#3603: First Church of Christ Scientist Remodel
#3616: Store Building for Quality Food Stores, September 1936

Folder 28:
#3701: Addition to and Remodeling of the Grade and High School Building at Roseau, Minnesota, March 1938
#3703: Grafton City Hall, Grafton, North Dakota, April 1938

Folder 29:
#3711: Funeral Home for Mr. George Kasper, Grand Forks, North Dakota, August 1937
#3714: Creamery Building, Devils Lake, North Dakota, August 1937

Folder 30:
#3715: Winter Sports Arena, Crookston, Minnesota, August 1937
#3716: School Building for Viking School District, Traill County, North Dakota, December 1937

Folder 31:
#3718: Dormitory Addition at Grafton State School, Grafton, North Dakota, November 1937

Folder 32:
#3719: Winter Sports Arena, Grafton, North Dakota, November 1937
#3722: Flax Mill at State Mill and Elevator, Grand Forks, North Dakota, September 1922

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