[2] He designed about 70 schools[1] and at least four Carnegie libraries.
A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
He went to college in Illinois but reported he was self-trained as an architect.
[1] Works include: Note: there was a different R.W.
Grant, a carpenter, associated with another NRHP-listed work, the Edward M. Gregg Farm, near Jerome, Idaho.