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Telephone Co. Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	24 N. 4th St., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates	47°55′31″N 97°1′55″W / 47.92528°N 97.03194°W / 47.92528; -97.03194
Area	less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1904
Architectural style	Early Commercial; Vernacular-Classical
MPS	Downtown Grand Forks MRA
NRHP reference No.	82001340
Added to NRHP	October 26, 1982

The Telephone Co. Building in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, was built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

It includes Early Commercial, "Vernacular-Classical Detail", and other architecture.

When listed the property included just the one contributing building on an area of less than 1 acre (0.40 ha).

The listing is described in its North Dakota Cultural Resources Survey document.

Along with Wright Block, the Clifford Annex, the Dinnie Block, and Golden Square, the Telephone Co. Building was one of many "commercial vernacular brick buildings with classical revival details" that were built during a major building boom, with high quality brickwork. It was built in 1904 by the Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company, which later became Northwestern Bell. This replaced a previous exchange that was located on the fourth floor of an office building, which had some accessibility problems. A 1901 author pointed out that the cable ran into the office from a nearby pole and was unsightly, and that the wiring inside the building was not very orderly either. The building was rather crowded. The company was in the process of buying a lot for the new exchange building.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ Norene Roberts & Joe Roberts (November 30, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places: Downtown Grand Forks MRA". National Park Service.
3. ^ C. Kudzia; Norene Roberts; Joe Roberts & Gary Henrickson (September 1981). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Telephone Co. Building". National Park Service. and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1981
4. Stone & Webster (1901). Report on the Property of the Erie Telegraph & Telephone Company: Comprising the Cleveland Telephone Company, the Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company, the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company, Michigan Telephone Company, Wisconsin Telephone Company.

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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• Telecommunications buildings on the National Register of Historic Places
• National Register of Historic Places in Grand Forks, North Dakota
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