The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Belview has been in operation since 1887. Belview was platted in 1889. The name Belview is derived from the French language, meaning "beautiful view". Belview was incorporated in 1893.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places
3 historic places in Belview
3 places in Belview are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Minnesotaby listings · most towns there have none
3places listed3 buildings
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
3historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1974first listedOdeon Theater · newest: Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Depot, 1980
Where they are
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When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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Listed 1974Odeon TheaterListed 1980Gimmestad Land and Loan OfficeListed 1980Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Depot
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.