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Fargo Theatre Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Fargo Theatre Building

On the National Register since 198244 years
Art DecoListed 1982Fargo
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About Fargo Theatre Building

Fargo Theatre Building, at 314 Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 21, 1982. It was among the first 7 of Fargo’s 30 listings. The Register lists it for its recreation and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Art Deco, as it does for 21 other North Dakota listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheater and movie theater in Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.A. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 24 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1926 to today

  1. 1926Built, designed by Buechner & Orth
  2. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

314 Broadway, Fargo · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fargo Theatre BuildingStart here
  2. 2Powers HotelSullivanesque · next door
  3. 3Black BuildingBuilt 1931 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Federal Building and U.S. Post OfficeBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Downtown Fargo DistrictClassical Revival · next door
Around it

10 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BGrand Lodge of North Dakota, Ancient Order of United WorkmenCommercial Classical0.1 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchBuilding0.2 miDBeebe, M.E., Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBNorthern Pacific Railway DepotBuilt 18980.3 miBPence Automobile Company WarehouseClassical Revival0.3 miOFargo-Moorhead YMCA SignObject0.4 miBKnerr Block, Floyd Block, McHench Building and Webster and Cole BuildingBuilding0.4 miBDeLendrecie's Department StoreRomanesque0.4 miBUnion Storage & Transfer Cold Storage Warehouse and Armour Creamery BuildingArt Deco0.4 miBWilson, Woodrow, SchoolLate Gothic Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Fargo Theatre Building

Is Fargo Theatre Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 21, 1982 (Register number 82001312).

Is Fargo Theatre Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Dakota has 4 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Fargo Theatre Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Fargo Theatre Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 24 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75326443 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.