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Masonic Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Masonic Block

Also known as Dakota Business College; Watkins Block

On the National Register since 197947 years
CommercialListed 1979Fargo
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Masonic Block

Masonic Block, at 11 S. 8th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 3, 1979. It was among the first 2 of Fargo’s 30 listings. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Commercial, as it does for 9 other North Dakota listings.

What it isHistoric commercial building 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 · 31 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1884 to today

  1. 1884Built, designed by Charles N. Daniels
  2. 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 47 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 10 minutes

11 S. 8th St., Fargo · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Masonic BlockStart here
  2. 2Fargo South Residential DistrictCraftsman/Bungalow · 0.2 mi on
Around it

20 more Register listings within a mile

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

BDibley HouseClassical Revival0.4 miBLewis HouseVictorian0.5 miBBarrington ApartmentsElizabethan Revival0.5 miBCass County CourthouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miOFargo-Moorhead YMCA SignObject0.6 miBKnerr Block, Floyd Block, McHench Building and Webster and Cole BuildingBuilding0.6 miBDeLendrecie's Department StoreRomanesque0.6 miBGeorge and Beth Anderson HouseBuilt 19580.7 miBNorthern Pacific Railway DepotBuilt 18980.7 miBPark Elementary SchoolClassical Revival0.8 miBUnion Storage & Transfer Cold Storage Warehouse and Armour Creamery BuildingArt Deco0.8 miBPence Automobile Company WarehouseClassical Revival0.9 miBGrand Lodge of North Dakota, Ancient Order of United WorkmenCommercial Classical0.9 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchBuilding0.9 miDDowntown Fargo DistrictClassical Revival0.9 miBBlack BuildingBuilt 19310.9 miBFederal Building and U.S. Post OfficeBuilding0.9 miBFargo Theatre BuildingArt Deco · Built 19261 mi
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DBeebe, M.E., Historic DistrictDistrict1 miBPowers HotelSullivanesque1 mi

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Questions about Masonic Block

Is Masonic Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 3, 1979 (Register number 79001771).

Is Masonic Block a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Masonic Block?

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 Masonic Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 31 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 75326435 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.