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Pisek School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	E end of Main St. at Lovick Ave., Pisek, North Dakota
Coordinates	48°18′37″N 97°42′21″W / 48.31028°N 97.70583°W / 48.31028; -97.70583
Area	1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built	1913
Built by	Melby & Standahl
Architect	John W. Ross
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	94000220
Added to NRHP	March 17, 1994

The Pisek School in Pisek, North Dakota is a Classical Revival building. Pisek School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Pisek School was built in 1913. It was designed by John W. Ross (1848-1914). Born in Germany, Ross came to America in 1852 with his parents who settled in Sauk City, Wisconsin. Later he studied architecture under his brother, Charles Ross, then a noted architect in LaCrosse. In 1880, John Ross moved to Grand Forks where he opened his architectural office. Ross designed buildings in and around Grand Forks from 1880 until he died in 1914. Ross also designed schools in Minto, Minot, Williston, Hamilton, and Hallock.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pisek School". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
3. "John W. Ross, architect from Grand Forks, N.D." North Dakota Newspaper Association. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

Related reading

• Clement Augustus Lounsberry (1919) Early History of North Dakota: Essential Outlines of American History (Liberty Press)

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Walsh County, North Dakota
Historic districts	Grafton State School Ridge Trail Historic District St. Stanislaus Church Historic District
Other properties	District No. 70-Hoff Rural School Edinburg WPA Auditorium Elmwood Forest River State Bank Minto School Nordre Trefoldegheds Menigheds Pisek School St. Catherine's Church of Lomice, North Dakota St. Joseph's Chapel State Bank of Edinburg Strand Theatre US Post Office-Grafton Walsh County Courthouse
Former listing	Odalen Lutherske Kirke
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Walsh County, North Dakota and List of National Historic Landmarks in North Dakota

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