Draft:Highland Acres Historic District



The Highland Acres Historic District in Bismarck, North Dakota is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.

The district is roughly bounded by Shafer St., Edwards Ave., the axis of Williams St., and South Highland Acres Rd. in Bismarck. It includes more than 350 properties.

According to a news report about the NRHP listing, the area "was designed and partially developed by the Bismarck Veterans Homeowner Cooperative Association to meet the needs of veterans returning from World War II."

The Prairie Blog

Part 3 https://theprairieblog.com/2018/05/01/the-history-of-highland-acres-part-four/

Part 4 https://theprairieblog.com/2018/05/01/the-history-of-highland-acres-part-four/

Part 5 https://theprairieblog.com/2018/05/02/the-history-of-highland-acres-part-five/

Conclusion https://theprairieblog.com/2018/05/03/the-history-of-highland-acres-conclusion/

November 16, 2021 NRHP nigh https://theprairieblog.com/2021/11/16/highland-acres-historic-district-is-becoming-a-reality/

Metcalf Archaeology was involved in the project, including by performing a "intensive surveying" in 2020 of 352 properties that were candidates to be included into the district. This was asserted to be the biggest such survey ever conducted in North Dakota.

It is one of only 11 residential historic districts listed on the National Register in North Dakota. The two other historic districts in Bismarck are the Downtown Bismarck Historic District and the Bismarck Cathedral Area Historic District.