George and Beth Anderson House

George and Beth Anderson House
Location1458 S. River Rd., Fargo, North Dakota
Coordinates46°51′29″N 96°46′57″W / 46.858137°N 96.782418°W / 46.858137; -96.782418
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No.100001221[1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 2017

The George and Beth Anderson House is a Frank Lloyd Wright-esque style house in Fargo, North Dakota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

It was designed by Ingraham & Ingraham, Architects, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, a firm headed by Elizabeth Wright Ingraham, Wright's granddaughter, and her husband Gordon Ingraham.[2] Built in 1958, it has only clerestory windows on some sides of the house, and larger windows facing northeast towards the Red River.[3]

The house was built in floodplain of the Red River and was damaged in multiple floods, including in 1997 and 2009. It was targeted for potential demolition in a flood control project. The owners had been offered a buyout price which they declined. In early 2017, the owners were seeking recognition of the house's historic and architectural merit by seeking National Register of Historic Places recognition.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Weekly listings" (PDF). National Park Service. June 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "George and Beth Anderson House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. May 2, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Tu-Uyen Tran (January 4, 2017). "'It took my breath away': Fargo homeowner hopes to save Frank Lloyd Wright's legacy in Fargo". West Fargo Pioneer.