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National Register of Historic Places

Wilder Elementary School

Also known as SITS # GF 3637

On the National Register since 20206 years
Listed 2020Grand Forks
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About Wilder Elementary School

Wilder Elementary School, at 1009 North 3rd St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 17, 2020. The Register lists it for its social history, architecture and education, at the local level. It was listed as part of Mid-Century Schools in Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1949-1965 MPS. The listing covers 2.9 acres. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

1009 North 3rd St., Grand Forks · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Wilder Elementary SchoolStart here
  2. 2St. Michael's Hospital and Nurses' ResidenceClassical Revival · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3The Kegs Drive-InProgrammatic Architecture · Built 1946 · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4St. Michael's Parochial SchoolBuilt 1916 · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5St. Michael's ChurchRomanesque · next door
Around it

39 more Register listings within a mile

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

DGrand Forks Riverside Neighborhood Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.3 miBWashington SchoolClassical Revival0.5 miBGrand Forks City HallBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19110.6 miBGrand Forks Mercantile Co.Italianate Commercial0.6 miBNorthern Pacific Depot and Freight HouseTudor Revival0.6 miBGrand Forks Woolen MillsCommercial Vernacular0.6 miBGrand Forks Mercantile Building 1898Commercial0.6 miBSkarsbo ApartmentsBuilding0.7 miBTelephone Co. BuildingCommercial Vernacular · Built 19040.7 miBIddings BlockCommercial Vernacular0.7 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseClassical Revival · Built 19060.7 miBGrand Forks HeraldArt Moderne · Built 18790.7 miStBlome, R. S., Granitoid Pavement in Grand ForksStructure0.7 miStBlome, R. S., Granitoid Pavement in Grand Forks (Boundary Decrease)Structure0.7 miDDowntown Grand Forks Historic DistrictRichardsonian Romanesque0.7 miBNorth Dakota Mill and ElevatorRomanesque · Built 19220.7 miBFinks and Gokey BlockCommercial Vernacular0.8 miBWright BlockCommercial0.8 mi
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BValley Junior High SchoolBuilding0.8 miBStratford BuildingVernacular Commercial0.8 miBFirst National BankCommercial Vernacular0.8 miBRoller Office SupplyCommercial Vernacular0.8 miBSt. John's Block Commercial ExchangeRichardsonian Romanesque0.8 miStSorlie Memorial BridgeParker through truss bridge · Built 19290.8 miBGrand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA StructuresArt Deco0.8 miBGreat Northern Freight Warehouse and DepotBuilding0.9 miBHariman SanatoriumBuilt 19280.9 miBGrand Forks County CourthouseBeaux Arts Neo Classicism · Built 19140.9 miBMetropolitan Opera HouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.9 miBOdd Fellows BlockCommercial Vernacular0.9 miBDakota BlockCommercial Vernacular0.9 miBEdgar BuildingArt Moderne (Zigzag phase)0.9 miBBuilding at 312 Kittson Ave.Commercial · Built 19070.9 miBHamm Brewing Company Beer DepotBuilding0.9 miBMasonic TempleRenaissance Revival1 miBHook and Ladder No. 1 and Hose Co. No. 2Vernacular1 miBSpeed PrintingEarly Frame Vernacular Commercial1 miBBuilding at 201 S. 3rd St.Vernacular1 miOWPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary CemeteryLate Gothic Revival1 mi

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Questions about Wilder Elementary School

Is Wilder Elementary School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 17, 2020 (Register number 100005265).

Is Wilder Elementary School a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Wilder Elementary School?

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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.