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George B. Clifford House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	406 Reeves Dr., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates	47°55′6″N 97°1′36″W / 47.91833°N 97.02667°W / 47.91833; -97.02667
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1889
Architect	DeRemer, Joseph Bell (1906 first floor redesign and addition)
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	86002655
Added to NRHP	September 30, 1986

The George B. Clifford House is a Queen Anne style Victorian home located in the Near Southside Historic District of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The house was built in 1889 on Reeves Drive, a street of impressive homes built for the early elite of the city of Grand Forks. It is one of North Dakota's best examples of early Queen Anne architecture. Because it was built only 13 years after the Watts-Sherman House in Newport, Rhode Island, said to be the first Queen Anne style house in the country, it is closer in design and detail to the original style as elaborated by British architect Richard Norman Shaw (1831–1912).

The house is also significant historically for its connection to George Barnard Clifford (1858-1943). Clifford was a prominent attorney and real estate developer, and one of the three founders of the Cream of Wheat company. His investments and links to northeastern capital represented an important contribution to the early years of progress after the first settlement of Grand Forks.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Roberts, Dr Norene A. (September 30, 1986). "George B. Clifford House". National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
3. "George B. Clifford". Tornado Belt. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
4. "Cream of Wheat first made in Grand Forks". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Districts	Downtown Grand Forks Historic District Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District Grand Forks Riverside Neighborhood Historic District University of North Dakota Historic District
Buildings	Administration Building for the City of Grand Forks at the Grand Forks Airport Avalon Theater Building at 201 S. 3rd St. Building at 312 Kittson Ave. Carlott Funseth Round Barn Dakota Block Dinnie Apartments Dr. Henry Wheeler House Edgar Building Finks and Gokey Block First National Bank George B. Clifford House Grand Forks City Hall Grand Forks County Courthouse Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures Grand Forks Herald Grand Forks Mercantile Building 1898 Grand Forks Mercantile Co. Grand Forks Woolen Mills Great Northern Freight Warehouse and Depot Hariman Sanatorium Harriet and Thomas Beare House Hook and Ladder No. 1 and Hose Co. No. 2 House at 1648 Riverside Drive Iddings Block J. Nelson Kelly House Joseph Bell DeRemer House Larimore City Hall Lyons Garage Martin V. Linwell House Masonic Temple Metropolitan Opera House North Dakota Mill and Elevator Northern Pacific Depot and Freight House Odd Fellows Block Oxford House R.S. Blome Granitoid Pavement in Grand Forks Roller Office Supply Skarsbo Apartments Speed Printing St. John's Block Commercial Exchange St. Michael's Hospital and Nurses' Residence Stratford Building Telephone Co. Building The Kegs Drive-In Thomas D. Campbell House U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building Wright Block
Places of worship	B'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore Cemetery St. Michael's Church United Lutheran Church
Schools	Ben Franklin Elementary School Lewis and Clark Elementary School South Junior High School St. Michael's Parochial School Valley Junior High School Viking Elementary School Washington School West Elementary School Wilder Elementary School
Object	WPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary Cemetery
Structures	Midway Bridge Ost Valle Bridge Sorlie Memorial Bridge
Former listings	BPOE Lodge: Golden Block Building at 205 DeMers Ave. Building at 317 S. 3rd St. Clifford Annex Dinnie Block Electric Construction Co. Building Flatiron Building New Hampshire Apartments Northwood Bridge Red River Valley Brick Co. Viets Hotel
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Grand Forks County, North Dakota and List of National Historic Landmarks in North Dakota

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