Elizabeth Apartments

Elizabeth Apartments
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	402 Second Ave. NW, Jamestown, North Dakota
Coordinates	46°54′42″N 98°42′34″W / 46.91167°N 98.70944°WCoordinates: 46°54′42″N 98°42′34″W / 46.91167°N 98.70944°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1921
Built by	Moline, Elof A.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	86000871[1]
Added to NRHP	April 21, 1986

The Elizabeth Apartments on Second Ave. NW in Jamestown, North Dakota were built in 1921.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

According to its NRHP nomination,

The Elizabeth Apartments is significant in Jamestown for its association with the business lives of the John H. Canhams and Ormsby McHargs, leading developers and owners of Jamestown's utility companies from 1888 to 1924. It is also significant architecturally and historically as the best example in the city of affordable multi-family housing constructed in response to the population boom in Jamestown between 1910 and 1920 when housing was scarce, Post-World War I labor costs were high, and there was a severe shortage of

building materials. The simplicity of the apartment building design and the extensive use of stucco were directly related to the need for quick construction and the lack of good building materials, including brick, in the early 1920s.^[2]:3

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Norene A. Roberts (December 15, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elizabeth Apartments" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos