- City:
- Park River, ND
- Site Type:
- City and Town Halls, Civic Facilities, Auditoriums and Arenas
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1939
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a new city hall / auditorium for Park River, North Dakota; now referred to as the Park River City Auditorium. Construction began in Nov. 1937 and the building was dedicated in Jun. 1939.
Source notes
"WORK STARTED ON PARK RIVER HALL," Grand Forks Herald, Nov. 28, 1937 (page 10): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1127160961/
"NORTHWEST BRIEFS," Grand Forks Herald, Dec. 16, 1938 (page 3): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1131063695/
"PARK RIVER TO DEDICATE CITY HALL," Grand Forks Herald, Jun. 11, 1939 (page 16): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1133014281/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 9, 2025.
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