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Collection: 00080 - Bismarck Tribune Photograph Collection
Folder: 0014
Item: 00603
Title: The historic Pierce/Morris/Rhud mansion loaded for relocation south of Bismarck, N.D.
Date: 09/28/1960
Inscription/Marks: On the back: 0080-Box 1 file 7-02 has been changed to 00080-0014-00603.
Summary: A heavy flatbed truck carries the unwieldly load of a house, just lifted from its original site at 816 Main Avenue in Bismarck, North Dakota. The structure is being moved to a location south of town. The house, one of the oldest in the community, is Italianate in original design, a full two-story, wood frame building with double brackets at the roof, and a truncated hipped roof. Visible behind the cab of the moving truck is the rear of the house, a gable-roofed, story and a half addition with cornice returns at the roofline, a 4-lite window in the peak, and a small enclosed side entry tucked into the "l" of the corner of the house proper and the rear addition. The entry section has a doorway flanked by tall single hung windows with multiple lites. On the lower section of the addition, the siding has been removed to reveal the original construction of the house, which featured quoins and wide clapboard boards. Remodelling at some point after the 1870s construction covered the original siding with narrow clapboards. The Sanborn map from 1884 clearly show the house, and the ownership and occupaton of the property is an interesting part of the community history. It was once occupied by Territorial Governor Gilbert Pierce and his family. Pierce served from 1884 through 1886. After this the home became the home of the Edward E. Morris family from 1887 to 1905, most of his eleven children were born in the house. Morris worked for the Northern Pacific Railway as the Express Agent, later establishing himself as a merchant. The Morris family was known as generous, and entertained lavishly, mainy times to the benefit of the community at large. Over 500 invitations were sent to the 1893 reception held for Bishop John Shanley, first Bishop of North Dakota. The Morris moved to 714 6th Street in 1905, and the family of Hans Rhud took over ownership of the house. Rhud, another pioneer in the area owned a large lumberyard adjacent to the house at 816 Main Avenue. The photograph and accompanying article on Sept 28, 1960 shows the house being moved to the Rhud property several miles south of Bismarck at the curve in 12th Street near Oahe bend. Extensively and not sympathetically remodelled over the years, the house still stands at this location as of October 2021.
Red ID: PH_I_145125 Image ID: 106161 Image Notes: 00080-box01-folder07-02

Collection: 00080 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Bismarck Tribune Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1930-1980

Summary: Images used in the Bismarck Tribune newspapers from the 1930s-1970s.

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