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Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1701 Cherry St. (also indicated as 623 17th Avenue South), Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates	47°54′13″N 97°02′08″W / 47.90361°N 97.03556°W / 47.90361; -97.03556
Area	less than one acre
Built	1954
Architectural style	Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	14000900
Added to NRHP	November 4, 2014

The Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building was built in 1954 for architects Theodore Wells and Myron E. Denbrook, Jr. in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

The architectural firm had three eras: that of Wells alone, then Wells and Denbrook, then Denbrook alone.

It may be characterized as Mid-Century Modern or California/Organic Modern or Desert Modern in style. It has various colors of brick, ribbon windows, an open porch, and a low-slope roof. It is 42.5 by 30 feet (13.0 m × 9.1 m) in plan and rests on an exposed concrete foundation with "small, in-swinging hopper or awning windows with shallow area wells to the lower level."

References

1. ^ "Weekly list: November 14, 2014". National Park Service.
2. Minutes, 2015 meeting on historical context paper
3. "Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building" (PDF). North Dakota Horizons. p. 21.
4. Alexandra R. Schrader and Steve C. Martens (August 29, 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 20, 2017. With photos.

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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