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Creation Date
2-21-1897
Identification #
OGL291-144
Description
"On February 21, 1897, fire destroyed Grand Forks's first large brick business building, the Syndicate Block. Built by Alexander Griggs and William Budge in 1883, the building was a total loss, estimated at $250,000. Firemen rescued several people who lived on the top floor. Ironically, one of those who were saved perished in the Hotel Dacotah fire in December of that same year." (from Grand Forks: A Pictorial History page 50)
Places Depicted
North Dakota--Grand Forks
Organizations Depicted
Hotel Dacotah (Grand Forks, N.D.)
People Depicted
Griggs, Alexander D., (1838–1903); Budge, W. E. ǂq (William Edward), ǂd 1888-
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks