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History · Grant Center Township

19% of Grant Center Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 4 buildings.

1on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Grant Center Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Grant Center Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Grant Center Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Grant Center Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 378 to 397 (+5%).

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 4 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
2008
George and Mary Koch Farm
George and Mary Koch Farm
Districts

Architectural styles listings

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George and Mary Koch FarmDistrict · listed 2008

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Milbank6 historic placesB+Madison TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlban TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTwin Brooks TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Grant Center Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Grant Center Township?

One place: the George and Mary Koch Farm (listed 2008).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.