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Chateau de Mores

Medora, North Dakota • Billings County

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About This Property

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The Chateau de Mores is a striking, French-inspired Romanesque Revival mansion built in the 1880s for Marquis de Mores, a French nobleman. It served as his family's summer home and a center for his ambitious business ventures in the Dakota Territory.

Property Information

Source: National Register of Historic Places
Category
Building
Acreage
128.3
Listed Date
4/16/1975
Other Names
Not specified

Significance Details

Source: National Register of Historic Places
Area of Significance
Commerce; Agriculture; Social History
Periods of Significance
1875 Ad - 1899 Ad
National Historic Landmark
No
Level - International
No
Level - National
Yes
Level - State
No
Level - Local
No
Level - Not Indicated
No

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