The grey and red building that you see to the south is the Chateau built in 1883 by Marquis de Mores, a French nobleman, who founded the town of Medora. It was occupied as a part-time residence until the fall of 1886 and was frequently . . . — — Map (db m87975) HM
The Hotel de Mores was built by the Marquis de Mores in 1883 and served as a boarding house for up to 100 people. The 100-foot by 25-foot hotel was located north of the railroad depot and faced north. Manager George Fitzgerald advertised it as the . . . — — Map (db m88037) HM
Joe Ferris wore many hats in Medora. He was a hunting guide, a Medora postmaster and a successful merchant. Ferris opened his first general store in Little Missouri. In 1885 he began work in Medora on the current two-story, 25-foot by 75-foot . . . — — Map (db m88062) HM
The Town Hall was built in 1924 to serve as an activity center for Medora. The building featured electric lights, a hot water heating system, partial basement, a furnished balcony and a projection booth. Opera chairs were provided for ordinary . . . — — Map (db m88013) HM
Bob Roberts had operated The Senate Billiard and Pool Hall in Little Missouri. Later he joined many of his fellow business owners across the river in Medora. An April 1884 edition of The Bad Lands Cow Boy reported the contract for . . . — — Map (db m88016) HM
George Fitzgerald’s success operating the Hotel de Mores was such that in November 1884 he began work on his own 35-feet by 80 feet two-story hotel. Brick veneer was planned but was never added. The Bad Lands Cow Boy described its interior . . . — — Map (db m87499) HM
In August 1884, Athenais von Hoffman, mother-in-law of the Marquis de Mores, commissioned Peter Book to erect a brick cottage for use by her and her husband, Louis. The new home was completed in 1884 but was probably not occupied until the . . . — — Map (db m88004) HM
George M. Black was an early merchant in Fargo, opening The Black Store on Broadway in 1912. In 1929, after witnessing the stock market collapse, he bet big on Fargo and sold his store to Sears Roebuck and Company. He used the proceeds to finance . . . — — Map (db m239934) HM
This Northern Pacific depot, designed by nationally known architect Cass Gilbert, was built in 1898. A park with gardens and fountain surrounded it. No longer in use because of declining passenger traffic in the 1960's, the depot was in danger of . . . — — Map (db m240296) HM
Just like the name hints, the Ford Building was built in 1915 as a Ford automobile plant and showroom to service the Dakotas. Built in a Chicago style along the Great Northern Railroad tracks, this building boasted the perfect location to . . . — — Map (db m240297) HM
The Great Northern Railway started out in 1857 as the Minnesota & Pacific. It was not until 1890 that it became known as the Great Northern, and this name was given in honor of rails that crossed the great territory. The Great Northern entered . . . — — Map (db m240291) HM
N.D. Votes For Women League Office on third floor of Delendrecie Bldg. 1912-1918. Suffragists worked here for voting rights for women. — — Map (db m205236) HM
Larimore City Hall
Built in 1890
Has Been Placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m183711) HM
The Schafer Jail is of native granite stone and concrete construction. It was completed in 1910, and served McKenzie County for 31 years. It was from this jail that Charles Bannon, the confessed murderer of the six members of the Albert E. Haven . . . — — Map (db m162159) HM
This earthlodge was the home of Pierre Garreau. Garreau, the son of a French father and an Arikara mother, was employed by the American Fur Company as an interpreter. He was well known for his strength and bravery. Interpreters, such as Garreau, . . . — — Map (db m162391) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior November 25, 1980 — — Map (db m209445) HM
