The Joseph Bell DeRemer House is a Dutch Colonial Revival style house located on Belmont Road in the Near Southside Historic District

Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District

The Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District is a historic district in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004....

 of Grand Forks

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...

, North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

. 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

Gambrel

A gambrel is a usually-symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side. The upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle, while the lower slope is steep. This design provides the advantages of a sloped roof while maximizing headroom on the building's upper level...

 roof and dormers. Trim includes friezes, bracketing, and dentil

Dentil

In classical architecture a dentil is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice.The Roman architect Vitruvius In classical architecture a dentil (from Lat. dens, a tooth) is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice.The Roman architect...

led wood running courses. A brick pergola

Pergola

A pergola, arbor or arbour is a garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained...

, designed to match the house, is located on the southeast.

Interior details are generally classical with dentilled ceiling moldings, pilaster

Pilaster

A pilaster is a slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall. Most commonly flattened or rectangular in form, pilasters can also take a half-round form or the shape of any type of column, including tortile....

 strips, and frieze. Each room has a uniquely designed parquet floor. Various Craftsmen

American Craftsman

The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art...

, 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

Oxford House (Grand Forks, North Dakota)

Oxford House is a building on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973....

 at the University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota

The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...

, the Masonic Temple

Masonic Temple (Grand Forks, North Dakota)

The Masonic Temple is a Renaissance style building in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was designed by architect Joseph Bell DeRemer and was constructed by the Dinnie Brothers in 1913...

, and the Art Moderne United Lutheren Church

United Lutheran Church (Grand Forks, North Dakota)

The United Lutheran Church is a property in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is an exceptional Art Deco building....

 and North Dakota State Capitol skyscraper. Joseph DeRemer also designed houses in the Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District

Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District

The Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District is a historic district in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004....

, most notably the Tudor Revival house presently located at 521 South Sixth Street off Reeves Drive.