Theodore B. Wells (1889-1976) was an American architect. He was born in North Dakota. He studied at the

École des Beaux-Arts ; ) refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The term is associated with the Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux-Arts style in architecture and city planning that thrived in France and other countries during the late nineteenth centu ...

. Back in North Dakota, he designed many public and commercial buildings. (pages in ND Courthouses TR) and A number of his works are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

. Wells had a sole proprietorship before partnering with Myron Denbrook, Jr. The partnership was located in downtown

Grand Forks, North Dakota Grand Forks is a city in and the county seat of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The city's population was 59,166 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in North Dakota, third-most populous ...

. The Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building in Grand Forks was listed on the National Register in 2014. Wells served as a president of the North Dakota Association of Architects. During World War I, Wells served with the 307th Engineers, attached to the 82nd Division, serving 22 months, with 13 in France. Works include (with attribution): * South Junior High School, 1224 Walnut St.,

(Wells, Theodore B.), NRHP-listed *

Grand Forks Herald The ''Grand Forks Herald'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper, established in 1879, published in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It is the primary daily paper for northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circula ...

, 120-124 N. 4th St., Grand Forks, North Dakota (Wells, Theo. B.), NRHP-listed * Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures, NRHP-listed *One or more works in Downtown Grand Forks Historic District, NRHP-listed *

Chester Fritz Library The Chester Fritz Library is the largest library at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is the largest library in the state of North Dakota and houses over two million print and non-print items. It is a designate ...

and several other buildings at the

University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota (UND) is a Public university, public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It was established by the Dakota Territory, Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishm ...

. *

Walsh County Courthouse The Walsh County Courthouse in Grafton, North Dakota was built in 1940. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It was designed by architect T.B. Wells in Art Deco architecture Art Deco, short for the French () ...

Grafton, North Dakota Grafton is a city and the county seat of Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 4,170 at the 2020 census. making Grafton the 17th largest city in North Dakota. Grafton was founded in 1881 and US Highway 81 and North Dako ...

(Wells, T.B .), NRHP-listed

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