Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building

Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1701 Cherry St. (also indicated as 623 17th Avenue South), Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates	47°54′13″N 97°02′08″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1954
Architectural style	Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	14000900[1]
Added to NRHP	November 4, 2014

The Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building was built in 1954 for architects Theodore Wells and Myron E. Denbrook, Jr. in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^[1]

The architectural firm had three eras: that of Wells alone, then Wells and Denbrook, then Denbrook alone.^[2][3]

It may be characterized as Mid-Century Modern or California/Organic Modern or Desert Modern in style. It has various colors of brick, ribbon windows, an open porch, and a low-slope roof. It is 42.5 by 30 feet (13.0 m × 9.1 m) in plan and rests on an exposed concrete foundation with "small, in-swinging hopper or awning windows with shallow area wells to the lower level."^[4]

References

1. "Weekly list: November 14, 2014". National Park Service.^{[dead link‍]}
2. Minutes, 2015 meeting on historical context paper
3. "Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building" (PDF). North Dakota Horizons. p. 21.^{[dead link‍]}
4. Alexandra R. Schrader and Steve C. Martens (August 29, 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 20, 2017. With photos.^{[dead link‍]}