The house was privately owned until 1974 when it was designated on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark. The residence was made into a museum by the Minnesota Association of Co-Operatives and given to the city of Granite Falls in 1979.
The Andrew J. Volstead House Museum is managed by the Granite Falls Historical Society, a volunteer based nonprofit dedicated to preserving the history of Granite Falls. The City of Granite Falls owns the historic structure.
2021 Board of Directors Granite Falls Historical Society
President – Terri Dinesen (term 2019-2022)
Vice President – open
Secretary – Kyle Klausing (term 2018-2021)
Treasurer – Mary Gillespie (term 2019-2022)
Director – Melanie Gatchell (term 2018-2021)
Director – Doug Bengston (term 2019-2022)
Director – Scott Tedrick (term 2020-2023)
Director – Jess Gorman (term 2020-2023)
2020 and 2021 Members of the Granite Falls Historical Society
Thank you for your support!
Gold Members
Ron and Diane Fagen
Granite Falls Kiwanis – supporter of the reindeer event
Curt and Jeannette Olson Foundation
Business Members
- Almich’s Market
- Citizen’s Alliance Bank
- Farmer’s Coop Elevator, Hanley Falls
- Granite Family Dentistry
- Ims Plumbing
- Scenic Valley Real Estate
Family Memberships
- Richard and Sharon Anderson
- Les and Sue Berquist
- Merlin and Sylvia Buchholz
- Pat and Butch Buschette
- Bill and Terri Dinesen
- Mary Gillespie and Mohammed Al-Otaibi
- Greg and Lynn Holmstrom
- Phil and Mary Kelly
- C.T and J. B. Lundell
- Leroy and Jan Peterson
- Gene and Helen Stukel
- Dave and Cindy Smiglewski
- Todd and Nancy Trudel
Individual Members
- Dick Connor
- Verona Dalin
- Gene Flaten
- Avis Freitag
- Rachel Hagen
- Carol Heen
- Virginia Homme
- Rosalyn Koning
- Pat Kubly
- Dorothy Ims
- Marsha Johnson
- Diane Ladner
- Ruby Hieb
- Margot Richter
- Vonnie Saquilan
- Chris Swedzinski
- Beverly Tellefsen
- Tom Thorkelson
- Linda Virnig
