Grand Forks City Hall is a building in Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 52,838, while that of the city and surrounding metropolitan area was 98,461...

 that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in 1982.

It was built in 1911.

It was designed by Grand Forks architect John W. Ross

John W. Ross (North Dakota architect)

John W. Ross was the first licensed architect in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He designed many buildings in eastern North Dakota, including the 1901 Gothic revival St...

 and was built by Northern Construction & Engineering.

In a 1981 survey of Downtown Grand Forks historical resources, it was stated this building "is pure Beaux Arts. Rather small in scale and only two storys over a raised basement, the City Hall is faced with ashlar

Ashlar

Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...

and was similar in mass, style, and materials to the recently razed Carnegie Library which was located nearby."

The listing was for an area of less than one acre with just the one building.