Woodrow Wilson School (Fargo, North Dakota)

The Woodrow Wilson School in Fargo, North Dakota is a historic building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was added to the Registry on October 24, 2012, as entry #12000881. It was deemed notable for its Collegiate Gothic design by local architects Haxby and Braseth. The school "is also a good example of how design changed to meet Progressive-era education ideas."[2]

Woodrow Wilson School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	315 N. University Dr., Fargo, North Dakota
Coordinates	46°52′48″N 96°47′51″W
Built	1917
Architect	Haxby and Braseth
Architectural style	Collegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.	12000881[1]
Added to NRHP	October 24, 2012[1]

It is Fargo's 2nd oldest surviving school building, was the city's only high school until 1921, and it served the community as a school for 95 years.[3] Originally the school served elementary grades and also provided adult education in the evenings; it later was used as an alternative high school, complementing three other high schools in the Fargo Public Schools district, until 2012.[2]

The alternative high school moved to the Agassiz Building at 1305 S. Ninth Avenue in March, 2012.[4]

Conversion to Apartment

In the 2010s Doug Burgum's Kilbourn Group purchased the historical site and refurbished the building into an apartment complex. The apartment keeps the historical side of the former school preserved while constructing a new wing where the parking lot used to be. [5]

References

1. "New listings week of November 2, 2012". National Park Service.
2. "What properties in North Dakota are listed in the National Register of Historic Places?". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved 2013-04-15. (includes photo of the building)
3. "Woodrow Wilson hosts farewell open house". WDAY TV. February 16, 2012.
4. "Building profile".
5. https://www.inforum.com/business/4289478-unlike-what-theyve-seen-132m-project-turn-former-fargo-school-apartment-complex