Ulysses S. Grant Home

Ulysses S. Grant Home
Ulysses S. Grant Home is located in Illinois
Ulysses S. Grant Home
Ulysses S. Grant Home is located in the United States
Ulysses S. Grant Home
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Location511 Bouthillier St., Galena, Illinois
Coordinates42°25′5″N 90°25′53″W / 42.41806°N 90.43139°W / 42.41806; -90.43139
Built1859-60[2]
ArchitectWilliam Dennison[3]
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofGalena Historic District (ID69000056)
NRHP reference No.66000322[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLDecember 19, 1960
Designated CPOctober 18, 1969

The Ulysses S. Grant Home in Galena, Illinois is the former home of Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general and later the 18th president of the United States. The home was designed by William Dennison[3] and constructed in 1859 - 1860.[2] The home was given to Grant by residents of Galena in 1865 as thanks for his war service, and has been maintained as a memorial to Grant since 1904.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Grant Home, State Historic Sites, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
  3. ^ a b Grant Home, Galena State Historic Sites. Retrieved 9 February 2007.