Interim President Linda L. Baer oversees the David Park House Dedication, 1993

David Park House Built in 1931, but was acquired by the university in 1991 from Wanda Park.

David Park was a prominent businessman in Bemidji and the owner of the largest creamery in the area. In the mid-1920s, at age 23, he had moved to Bemidji and Bought a bankrupt creamery. Park built up the business and expanded its operations to where he was considered to be one of the major entrepreneurs in Northern Minnesota. Park owned both the trucks and the railroad cars that carried his products to the east coast.

The 5,326 sq. ft Park house was designed by architect Edward K. Mahlum. The building is made mostly of poured concrete and shaped like a grand piano with an art deco interior. It is the only house in Bemidji on the National Registry of Historic Residences.Today it is the home to the Bemidji State University Alumni and Foundation.