History · Grandin

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Grandin was platted in 1910 on the site of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company's company town which dates back to the late 1880s. The community was named after E. B. Grandin, a businessperson in the local lumber industry. A post office has been in operation at Grandin since 1887.

Twenty-four individual buildings, the Mill Pond, and the Sixth Street Historic District were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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National Register of Historic Places

25 historic places in Grandin

25 places in Grandin are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Missouriby listings · most towns there have none
25places listed23 buildings · 1 district · 1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
29historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1980first listedHazel Owens House · newest: William F. Smith House, 1980
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

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