1915 Tales From Old Timers #15A – First Buildings
in Minot – The first frame hotel
was managed by Mrs. W.A. Parker, and was situated on the site now occupied by
the Elks home. (the southwest corner of Main St and 2nd Ave.- now
the Wells Fargo Building). Mrs. Parker is the mother of the present proprietor
of the Leland Hotel. The Leland was originally started as a tent and now stands
on some of the most valuable property in Minot. ( the corner of Main Street and
Central Avenue – Now Artspace). The first brick building was erected by W.E.
Mansfield, and used for a drug store. The first residence built is now (1915)
situated opposite the Methodist Episcopal Church on the corner of First Street
and Second Avenue (now the northwest corner of Minot High – Central Campus).
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