NRHP: Grant Commercial Historic District
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Grant Commercial Historic District
NRHP Reference #: 96000025
NRHP Listing Date: 19960216
Location
Central Ave bet 1st & 4th Sts, Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska
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Summary
Established in 1887 on the C.B.&Q. Railroad line, Grant developed as a commercial hub for this southwestern Nebraska community. Its prosperity originated from the agricultural success of wheat as a cash crop in the early twentieth century and post-World War I years. Significant expansion and construction in the district took place between 1915, just after the start of World War I, and 1929, just prior to the Great Depression, particularly during record wheat production years of 1926 and 1927. The roughly three-block district is primarily early twentieth century one-story commercial buildings representative of the community's economic boom years. Virtually all of the commercial areas of Grant constructed since 1910 still exist with outstanding integrity.
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The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the country’s official list of historically significant properties. To be eligible for the NRHP a property must generally retain their historic appearance, be at least 50 years old, and have the potential to be documented as historically or architecturally significant at either the local, state, or national level. The National Register of Historic Places is a National Park Service program administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society for the state of Nebraska. Visit the Nebraska State Historical Society's website to learn more about the program.
