Harriet and Thomas Beare House

Harriet and Thomas Beare House
Location 420 Reeves Dr., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates 47°55′4″N 97°1′36″W / 47.91778°N 97.02667°W / 47.91778; -97.02667Coordinates: 47°55′4″N 97°1′36″W / 47.91778°N 97.02667°W / 47.91778; -97.02667
Area less than one acre
Built 1901
Architect Lawson, Thomas L.
Architectural style Classical Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference # 95000469[1]
Added to NRHP April 20, 1995

The Harriet and Thomas Beare House is a Victorian house located on Reeves Drive in the Near Southside Historic District of Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The house was built in 1901 for real estate man Thomas Beare on Reeves Drive, the most prestigious residential street in Grand Forks, and exemplifies the conspicuous consumption of the cities' elite during the Progressive Era and the growth of the Second Dakota Boom.

It is a significant example of the Queen Anne style with elements taken from the Classical Revival style. Queen Anne details include decorative chimneys, complexity of roof shapes such as conical turrets and hipped roof dormers, finials, and fish-scale shingled gable ends. The house is a relatively simple expression of the style and shows signs of transition into the Classical Revival style in its symmetrical facade, Ionic columns, Doric details, and regular footprint. A notable feature is the Porte-cochere which is fairly rare in Grand Forks.

The Harriet and Thomas Beare House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is also known as the Margaret E. Bowler Murphy and Michael F. Murphy House.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Roberts, Norene; Roberts, Joe (1995-04-20). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-28.


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