Research Plot 30
Research Plot 30 | |
Location | Near jct. of Centennial Ave. and 18th St. N., North Dakota State University campus, Fargo, North Dakota |
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Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1894 |
NRHP reference No. | 91001475[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 8, 1991 |
Research Plot 30, is a historic agriculture site on the North Dakota State University campus in Fargo, North Dakota. When the pioneers broke up the grass prairie sod, flax was usually one of the first crops sown. If flax was sown continuously or with short rotations between subsequent flax crops, the flax became diseased and was called "flax sick" by farmers. The symptoms were wilting and dying flax plants during the growing season. The site is located near Centennial Avenue and 18th Street North. Flax was first planted at the site in 1894 by Professor Henry L. Bolley, a noted researcher in flax botany. By 1900, the flax plants were dead or dying. Bolley identified flax pathogens introduced by the plants themselves as the cause, and further identified resistant plants. Flax breeding programs from all over the world have sent material to NDSU to be tested for resistance to flax wilt in Plot 30.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] At the time of the nomination, the site had been cultivated in flax for nearly a century.[2]
See also
- Research Plot 2, also NRHP-listed, nearby, famous as site of wheat research
- Beatrice Willard Alpine Tundra Research Plots, Estes Park, Colorado, NRHP-listed
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ A.A. Schneiter (August 13, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Research Plot 30". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
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districts
- Casselton Commercial Historic District
- Downtown Fargo District
- Fargo Oak Grove Residential Historic District
- Fargo South Residential District
- M.E. Beebe Historic District
- North Dakota State University District
- North Side Fargo Builder's Residential Historic District
- North Side Fargo High Style Residential Historic District
properties
- 1916 Buffalo High School
- Barrington Apartments
- Black Building
- Cass County Court House, Jail, and Sheriff's House
- deLendrecie's Department Store
- Dibley House
- Fargo City Detention Hospital
- Fargo Theatre
- Federal Building and U.S. Post Office
- George and Beth Anderson House
- Grand Lodge of North Dakota, Ancient Order of United Workmen
- Great Northern Freight Warehouse
- James Holes House
- Knerr Block, Floyd Block, McHench Building and Webster and Coe Building
- Lewis House
- Masonic Block
- Northern Pacific Railway Depot
- Old Stone Church
- Pence Automobile Company Warehouse
- Powers Hotel
- Research Plot 2
- Research Plot 30
- Robert Lindemann House
- Shea Site
- Sprunk Site
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
- Union Storage & Transfer Cold Storage Warehouse and Armour Creamery Building
- Watts Free Library
- Woodrow Wilson School
- YMCA Sign
listings
- Burlington Northern Depot
- Cole Hotel
- Fargo and Southern Depot
- Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral
- Chesebro Smith House
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