Belmont Grange #1243, also known as Andrew McNett Residence, is a historic

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building located at

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. It was built about 1860 in the

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style by Andrew McNett, an attorney, Civil War veteran, and subsequently the village's first mayor. The McNett family undertook modifications about 1890 to the Queen Anne style. In 1923, the property was transferred to the

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. The Grange purchased the property in 1937. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 2006. The Grange Building was demolished in 2021. Belmont grange demolition

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