Details - Town of Grandview - Atlas Number 5251005529 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission

Marker Number	5529
Atlas Number	5251005529
Marker Title	Town of Grandview
Index Entry	Grandview, Town of
Address
City	Grandview
County	Johnson
UTM Zone	14
UTM Easting	671496
UTM Northing	3571797
Subject Codes	cities and towns
Marker Year	1970
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	No
Marker Location	Community Center, 206 Crier Street, Grandview
Private Property	No
Marker Condition	In Situ
Marker Size	18" x 28"
Marker Text	(Original Site One Mile Northwest) Settled in 1850 on land grant from Governor Elisha M. Pease. Supplies were hauled by ox wagon from Houston. A visitor exclaimed, "What a grand view!" which gave community its name. Church organized 1853. Post office opened in 1856. Masonic lodge (county's first) founded 1860. Town moved to this site, on Missouri-Kansas-Texas rail line, in 1883. Incorporated in 1891. Home of Grand View Collegiate Institute 1897-1907. Devastating 1920 fire razed 135 homes, schools, churches, and businesses. Town name changed to Grandview (one word) in 1925. (1970)