Richard W. Grant (1862-1939 in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. ''Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects''), often known as R. W. Grant, was an architect based in

Beatrice, Nebraska Beatrice () is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 12,459 at the 2010 census. Beatrice is located approximately 25 miles south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River and is surrounded by agricultu ...

. He designed about 70 schools and at least four Carnegie libraries. A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). He went to college in Illinois but reported he was self-trained as an architect. Works include: * Samuel D. Kilpatrick House (1904-1905), 701 N. 7th, Beatrice, Nebraska, NRHP-listed *Geneva Carnegie Library (1911-1913), 1043 G, Geneva, Nebraska * Fairfield Carnegie Library (1913), southwest corner 5th & D, Fairfield, Nebraska, NRHP-listed * Tekamah Carnegie Library (1914), southwest corner 13th & L, Tekamah, Nebraska, NRHP-listed *Wymore Carnegie Library (1914-1919), 1021 W B, Wymore *One or more works in North Seventh Street Historic District, Beatrice, Nebraska, NRHP-listed Note: there was a different R.W. Grant, a carpenter, associated with another NRHP-listed work, the Edward M. Gregg Farm, near Jerome, Idaho.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Richard W. 1862 births 1939 deaths People from Beatrice, Nebraska Architects from Nebraska 20th-century American architects