Joseph Bell DeRemer House

Joseph Bell DeRemer House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	625 Belmont Rd., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates	47°54′57″N 97°1′42″W / 47.91583°N 97.02833°WCoordinates: 47°54′57″N 97°1′42″W / 47.91583°N 97.02833°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1906
Architect	Joseph Bell DeRemer
Architectural style	Dutch Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference #	83001933[1]
Added to NRHP	June 9, 1983

The Joseph Bell DeRemer House is a Dutch Colonial Revival style house located on Belmont Road in the Near Southside Historic District of Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. The house was built in 1906 for the architect Joseph Bell DeRemer, who designed the home himself. As an example of a middle-class house the structure is remarkable for details and quality associated with the public and commercial buildings designed by the DeRemer firm.

The exterior of the house features a red brick flemish bond porch and chimney stacks; the second story was originally finished in stucco, but has been redone with metal siding. It has a gambrel roof and dormers. Trim includes friezes, bracketing, and dentilled wood running courses. A brick pergola, designed to match the house, is located on the southeast.

Interior details are generally classical with dentilled ceiling moldings, pilaster strips, and frieze. Each room has a uniquely designed parquet floor. Various Craftsmen, and Art Moderne details can also be found in the house.

Joseph Bell DeRemer

Joseph Bell DeRemer (1871–1944) was one of the finest architects in North Dakota. Some of the important works produced by DeRemer or his firm, under the leadership of his son Samuel Teel DeRemer, include the President's House at the University of North Dakota, the Masonic Temple, and the Art Moderne United Lutheren Church and North Dakota State Capitol skyscraper.^[2] Joseph DeRemer also designed houses in the Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District, most notably the Tudor Revival house presently located at 521 South Sixth Street off Reeves Drive.

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Roberts, Dr. Norene A. (1983-06-09). "Joseph Bell DeRemer House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-30.