The Excelsior Grange #5 is a building which has served the town of Poland, Maine since 1914. Erected in that year to replace an earlier grange hall that had burned, the two story building displays restrained Georgian Revival stylistic details on the exterior and the functional interior plan common to many Grange buildings. It is one of a very few architect-designed granges in Maine and is probably the only grange designed by the Lewiston based architect Harry S. Wilkinson, who was a Poland native. Throughout the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries the Grange, or Patrons? of Husbandry, was an important social organization with an emphasis on agricultural education and progressive community and social activities. Its influence was widespread ? ultimately 588 individual Granges were established in the state between 1873 and 1985 - but the focus of each Grange was on assisting the local communities. Not only was the Grange Hall a place for the grange members to hold their meetings, in many communities, including Poland, it became a center for community activity. Although interest in the Grange began to wane after World War II, the Poland chapter remains active and it also has an important role as a Pomona Grange, a regional level of the organization that has oversite of subordinate granges in the area. The Excelsior Grange # 5 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its current and past importance in the social and entertainment history of Poland. That the building was designed by Harry S. Wilkinson imparts additional significance within the area of architecture. The Excelsior Grange was listed in the National Register on April 5, 2016.