May is National Historic Preservation Month, and today we hear about The Froeschle house in Bismarck. As veterans in the post-World War II era faced a housing shortage across the country, many communities worked to address the situation. In North Dakota, the Highland Acres neighborhood in Bismarck was originally developed in the 1940s and 50s with returning veterans in mind. The development followed the topography of the land. Plotted in 1947, it featured curved streets and cul-de-sacs, a