Bismarck Tribune Building
| Bismarck Tribune Building | |||
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 Bismarck Tribune Building (2017) |
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| location | Bismarck , Burleigh County , North Dakota | ||
| Coordinates | 46 ° 48 '25.2 " N , 100 ° 47' 9.6" W | ||
| Built | 1920 | ||
| NRHP number | 82001309 | ||
| The NRHP added | October 22, 1982 | ||
The Bismarck Tribune Building is a monument in Bismarck , North Dakota . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and served as the seat of The Bismarck Tribune newspaper from 1920 to 1981 .
architecture
Designed by George H. Shanley in the style of the Prairie Houses , the building was completed in 1920. The Bismarck Tribune Building is just one of the few buildings of this architectural style in North Dakota. The two-storey high Bismarck Tribune Building emphasizes the horizontal: There are two front facades facing the street, one of which is 15 m long and has three window niches delimited by wall pillars , while the other is almost 43 long and has seven window niches. The style of the Prairie House is recognizable by the decorative masonry and facade construction with terracotta elements.
The outer facade has undergone few changes since 1920, the most significant being a redesign of the entrance area and the doors there in the 1950s. Initially, the Bismarck Tribune only occupied the basement and the ground floor, while ten two-room apartments were on the first floor. These were converted and after the takeover by the Tribune five of them to larger rooms remodeled .
history
The Bismarck Tribune Building was commissioned in 1920 by the editor of The Bismarck Tribune, George Douglas Mann. In January 1920 the Gussner Building was completely burned down, where the newspaper had its business premises until then. Although rooms could be used temporarily and the daily appearance of the tribune was guaranteed by borrowing the printing press from the German-language newspaper Der Staats Anzeiger , this had to remain a temporary measure. George H. Shanley from Great Falls , Montana, was the architect . The Bismarck Tribune Building remained Shanley's only construction project in North Dakota. In his early career he was mainly influenced by Louis Sullivan before turning to the Prairie House style.
Until 1981 the building served as the seat of the Tribune, since then the offices have been used in different ways. The Bismarck Tribune Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1982 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Bonnie J. Halda: Bismarck Tribune Building: Nomination Form . In: National Register of Historic Places database . National Park Service , June 1982, accessed May 25, 2017 (English, 639 KB), p. 2
- ^ Bonnie J. Halda: Bismarck Tribune Building: Nomination Form . In: National Register of Historic Places database . National Park Service , June 1982, accessed May 25, 2017 (English, 639 KB), pp. 3, 4
- ^ Bonnie J. Halda: Bismarck Tribune Building: Nomination Form . In: National Register of Historic Places database . National Park Service , June 1982, accessed May 25, 2017 (English, 639 KB), p. 7
- ^ Bonnie J. Halda: Bismarck Tribune Building: Nomination Form . In: National Register of Historic Places database . National Park Service , June 1982, accessed May 25, 2017 (English, 639 KB), p. 3
- ^ Bismarck Tribune Building in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 25, 2017