The Viking Hotel: 413-415 North Broadway

The Viking Hotel built in 1910, is three stories, cream brick with butterjoint; rough stone sills; belt course above first story windows; elaborate bracketed metal cornice. Stone name block on parapet: "The Northern." Iron balcony and large square plate glass windows removed at first floor in 1940. Top two floors original except for one newer smaller window on second floor front facade. First floor has wood paneling applied to brick facade and a wood shingled shed roof over lobby. Alterations are reversible.

This was the new Viking Hotel, replacing the Old Viking at 420 Broadway. Since 1940, this hotel has also been known as "The Northern" and "The Bison" (current). Alterations in 1940 by W. F. Kurke for $4,500 to "The Northern.

Downtown Fargo Historic Building Walking Tour
  1. First Lutheran Church: 619 North Broadway
  2. The Cathedral of Saint Mary: 619 7th Street North
  3. The Ford Building: 505 North Broadway
  4. Aggie Block: 514-524 North Broadway
  5. Great Northern Depot: 425 North Broadway
  6. The Idelkope Building: 508 North Broadway
  7. Lowman Block: 406-410 North Broadway
  8. The Powers Hotel: 400 North Broadway 
  9. Fargo Theatre: 314 North Broadway
  10. Loretta Building: 210 North Broadway
  11. McKone Building: 206 North Broadway
  12. Black Building: 114-118 North Broadway
  13. The Hancock Building:  109 North Broadway  
  14. Liberty Theatre: 115 North Broadway
  15. Loken Hotel Building: 214 North Broadway
  16. Dixon Building 305-307 North Broadway
  17. Sons of Norway Lodge: 309 North Broadway
  18. Derecchi Block: 311-317 North Broadway
  19. The Viking Hotel: 413-415 North Broadway