The DeGraff Hotel building was torn down in the 1970s to make way for the new fire station. It had also served as a hatchery up to that time. Artifact donors, Glenn and Sharon Ewert owned and operated Ewert\'s Hardware Store in Janesville, Minnesota during the 1990s and through 2011. They were instrumental in the planning of the Janesville Sesquicentennial Celebration that took place June 11-18, 2006.
