Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures

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Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	2300 Gateway Dr. , Grand Forks , North Dakota
Area	51 acres (21 ha)
Built	1936 , 1937 and 1939
Architect	Weels, Theodore B.
Architectural style	Art Deco , Other , and WPA Rustic Fieldstone
NRHP reference No.	08001262

Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures is or was a property in Grand Forks , North Dakota that had a status change in the National Register of Historic Places NRIS database in 2008. The status then was "DR", which means "DATE RECEIVED/PENDING NOMINATION". From that status, it is clear that the property was nominated for the National Register but it is not clear whether the property is currently listed on the National Register.

The property is also known as Grand Forks State Fair Grounds and as the River Cities Speedway.

It was built or has other significance in 1936, 1937, and 1939.

It was designed and/or built by Theodore B. Weels.

It includes Art Deco and WPA Rustic Fieldstone architecture.

When the listing status changed the property included three contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing object.

The nominated listing area is for an area of 51 acres (21 ha).

The listing is described in its NRHP nomination document.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
___ (, 19). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures / Grand Forks State Fair Grounds; River Cities Speedway" (PDF). National Park Service. {{cite web}}: |author= has numeric name (help); Check date values in: |date= (help) and Accompanying ____ photos, exterior and interior, from 19___ (see photo captions page __ of text document)

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