Fargo's First Home - Fargo, ND
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N 46° 52.594 W 096° 55.659
14T E 657911 N 5193532
Fargo's first home was relocated to Bonanzaville in the 1950s.
Waymark Code: WM147DQ
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 05/05/2021
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According to the North Dakota State University Archives, "A. H. (Harry) Moore, a native of Wisconsin, came to what is now the site of Fargo in 1869 to homestead. He built a log house (with the aid of carpenter George Mann) near what was the slough in present day Island Park. The house was later moved to higher ground at 119 4th Street S. At this site it served as a hotel and a jail. The building was later purchased by Henry Hector and it was home to his family until 1952. In 1939 the Pioneer Daughters of North Dakota formally recognized the structure as Fargo’s first wooden house and had a bronze plate affixed to a stone in the front yard. The house was moved in the late 1950s to make way for the new YMCA building. Its new location was 205 23rd Street S. In 1974, it was threatened with demolition, so the Fargo Board of Realtors and Max Moore, grandson of Harry Moore bought the house and donated it to Bonanzaville. It was restored to its original appearance in 1980 by Palmer Forness, and is preserved as Fargo's oldest existing wooden building." From (https://library.ndsu.edu/fargo-history/?q=content/first-buildings)
Original Location: N 46° 52.361 W 096° 47.126
How it was moved: Wheels / Dolly / Truck
Type of move: City to City
Building Status: Museum
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