Grant Boyhood Home

U.S. Grant Boyhood Home
Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home
Location: 219 East Grant Avenue
Georgetown, Ohio
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1823
Architect: Jesse Grant
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 76001374[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: October 8, 1976
Designated NHL: February 4, 1985[2]

The Grant Boyhood Home in Georgetown, Ohio was where Ulysses S. Grant lived from 1823 until 1839[3], when he left for West Point Military Academy.

History

Jesse and Hanna Grant built the two story cottage in 1823. They later added an addition onto the home in 1828. Ulysses left home in 1839.

In 1976, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Nine years later, it was designated a National Historic Landmark.[2]

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