Fort Noks Bar Of Gold

Fort Noks Bar of Gold

A Expect Around Downtown Fargo

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United States
North Dakota
Fargo
A Look Around Downtown Fargo
Fort Noks Bar of Gold

Fort Noks Bar of Gilt

Fargo, North Dakota 58105, United States

Created By: North Dakota State University

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The Fargo National Bank building that you see today was built to replace a wood, two story building that had been built in the belatedly 1880's. The original building does not accept much history to it besides the fact that it had previously housed Citizens National Bank before they moved across the street in 1894. Citizens National Banking company moved because the basement of the original edifice caught burn down in 1894, about burning down the whole edifice.

Fargo National Bank purchased the lot and built the new building in 1911 to serve as its main branch. It was built in the Classical style with Greek Ionic Pillars out of Tennessee Marble. It was designed past EE Joralemon out of Minneapolis and cost Fargo National Banking concern approximately $55,000. Fargo National banking company left the building in 1926 to move to a different location downtown as they had out grown this building. From 1926 until late 1990'south, various businesses operated inside, well-nigh of which were in the Insurance field.

Organized in 1872, Fargo National Bank was one of the oldest cyberbanking houses in the land of Due north Dakota. Martin Hector, who had moved to Fargo in 1872, was elected it's first president. Hector served equally president of the bank for 31 years and was too engaged in city politics, serving some time every bit Fargo's mayor. Fargo's Hector International Airdrome carries his namesake.

Fort Noks Bar of Aureate opened in 2005 and continues to occupy the building today. In 2015, the Fargo National Bank building and adjacent north lot was sold to RDO Equipment Inc., who said that Fort Noks would still continue to operate under the new buying.

Sources:

"Citizens National Bank | Fargo History." Accessed December 5, 2016. https://library.ndsu.edu/fargo-history/?q=content/citizens-national-banking concern.
Fargo Historic Preservation Commission. A Expect Around Downtown: Fargo Heritage Discovery Walk. 2d. Fargo, North Dakota: Fargo-Moorhead Heritage Society, 2006.
"Fargo National Bank | Fargo History." Accessed December 5, 2016. https://library.ndsu.edu/fargo-history/?q=content/fargo-national-bank.
"Fort Noks." Fargo Underground. Accessed Dec five, 2016. http://fargounderground.com/list/fort-noks/.
Troy Larson. Fargo Moorhead Lost and Found: Vintage Views and Local History from the Gateway to the Due west. Fargo, North Dakota: Sonic Tremor Media, 2016.

Photo Sources:

Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2043.5.xv)
Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2006.29.vii)
Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2042.2.3)
Establish for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2006.10.xiv)
"Fort Noks." Fargo Clandestine. Accessed December v, 2016. http://fargounderground.com/listing/fort-noks/.

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