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The RDO Building is an 18-story building located in downtown Fargo, North Dakota.It became the city's tallest building in 2020, surpassing the Radisson Blu since 1985, and is the second tallest building in the state behind the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck.
The Fargo Theatre is an art deco movie theater in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, United States. Construction on the building began in the fall of 1925 and the theatre opened on March 15, 1926. It was restored in 1999 to its historic appearance and now is a center for the arts in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area.
Prior to coming to Fargo, R. J. Haxby was a practicing architect in New York City and Superior, Wisconsin.He moved to Fargo late in 1905 after a young architect, William D. Gillespie, advertised for a business partner to take over the practice of his recently deceased brother-in-law, William C. Albrant.
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Grand Lodge of North Dakota, Ancient Order of United Workmen, built 1914, 112-114 Roberts St. Fargo Theatre, built 1926, 312-316 Broadway; The Black Building, built 1931, is included in the district and also became separately listed on the National Register in 2016. Significant buildings, structures, and objects include:
In 1882, a group of Presentation Sisters from Ireland, immigrated to Fargo, North Dakota and opened St. Joseph's Academy, the first Catholic school in Fargo. [7] In 1897, the school was renamed Sacred Heart Academy and moved into a new building on North Broadway. Sacred Heart originally provided primary and secondary education. [8]
On December 14, 2012, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead measured the Fargodome crowd noise from the press box during an FCS playoff semifinal game between North Dakota State and Georgia Southern. According to The Forum, the maximum crowd noise exceeded 111 decibels, and the decibel meter consistently read 102–106 during the game. [23]
The Powers Hotel in Fargo, North Dakota, also known as The 400, was built in 1914 by Thomas F. Powers.It was designed by Hancock Brothers and William F. Kurke.. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.