Historic Downtown

Grand Forks City HallGrand Forks City Hall
404 2nd Avenue North, ca. 1912
Grand Forks City Hall
Grand Forks City Hall
404 2nd Avenue North, 2007
Grand Forks City Hall
Grand Forks City Hall
404 2nd Avenue North, ca. 2007
Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple
421 Bruce Avenue, ca. 1920
Lyons Garage
Lyons Garage
210 N. 4th St.
Grand Forks Federal Building
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, ca. 1934
102 N. 4th St.
Sorlie Memorial Bridge
Sorlie Memorial Bridge
Crossing the Red River at DeMers Avenue
Security Building, burned
Security, New Hampshire, and Dinnie Buildings
Destroyed by Fire during the Flood of 1997
Statue of Alexander Griggs
Statue of Alexander Griggs
Founder of Grand Forks

The Downtown Historic District includes nearly 70 structures and buildings dating from the 1880s into the 1960s.  A few of the more prominent are featured here. In April 1997, a massive flood and concurrent fires heavily damaged the area.  The fires destroyed nine major buildings and severely damaged many others.  Flood water was four feet deep throughout the District.  A print brochure of the Downtown Historic District is available at the City Hall Info Center or through the HPC office.