Hutchinson in McLeod County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Grandstand

Fairgrounds History

Photographed by McGhiever, August 9, 2025

1. Grandstand Marker

Inscription.

• Built in 1926 as a WPA building, the cost was only $5.50 per seat.
• The current grandstand has a seating capacity of 2,200. It was built at a cost of $70.00 per seat for $252,000.00.
• The grandstand was the first structure built at the new Century Avenue fairgrounds site.
• Display space was under the grandstand and included DNR exhibits, fish & wildlife and the Demolay concessions.
• Advertising the fair dates on the grandstand began in 1939.

Erected 2018 by McLeod County Fair.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 44° 52.231′ N, 94° 22.983′ W. Marker is in Hutchinson, Minnesota, in McLeod County. It can be reached from the McLeod County Fairgrounds south parking lot north of Airport Road SW, on the right when traveling east. The marker is just east of the grandstand ticket booth. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 840 Century Avenue, Hutchinson MN 55350, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 4-H Café and Exhibit Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Horse Barn (about 400 feet away); Horticulture Building (about 500 feet away); Cattle/Agribition

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(about 500 feet away); Administration (about 600 feet away); Small Animal Complex (about 700 feet away); American Legion Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Harrington Merrill House (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hutchinson.

Marker (left) next to the Grandstand ticket booth image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, August 9, 2025

2. Marker (left) next to the Grandstand ticket booth

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.