Bismarck, ND - The North Dakota State Historic Preservation Review Board will meet Friday, Aug. 25, at 10 a.m. in Classroom B at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. The meeting is open to the public, and information to join remotely can be requested from [email protected].  The board reviews nominations to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) prior to their submission to the Keeper of the NRHP for official consideration.

The Chester Fritz Auditorium on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks is a late-Modernist building designed by prominent architect Myron Denbrook and built in 1972 using precast concrete panel technology. Denbrook consulted with Robert C. Coffeen to ensure excellent acoustics and then designed the rest of the building to facilitate the production of performances and educational events as the university expanded its curriculum and created the College of Fine Arts.

The Baukol Historic District includes the 41 properties in the Baukol Addition in Grand Forks. Most of the residences in the district were built between 1946 and 1962, with 22 of the residences built in 1946 by the Baukol Construction Company to address the housing needs immediately following World War II. The district makes up the first postwar multiple property development in the city of Grand Forks, and more than half of the modest homes were owned by military veterans in 1950. The residences predominantly reflect the Modern movement and are all single-family homes less than 1,200 square feet in size.

The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s list of properties considered worthy of preservation. The documentation process for listing demonstrates that resource is significant in some aspect of the nation’s history. Contrary to some misconceptions about the National Register program, listing in it does not prevent owners from altering their property, restrict the use or sale of the property, or establish times requiring that the property must be open to the public. Entry into the National Register of Historic Places does give a property prestige, provides protection from federally assisted projects, and provides eligibility for certain preservation financial incentives.

For more information, contact the State Historic Preservation Office at 701.328.2089.