U.S. Grant Boyhood Home
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Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home
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Location: | 219 East Grant Avenue Georgetown, Ohio |
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Area: | less than one acre |
Built: | 1823 |
Architect: | Jesse Grant |
Governing body: | Private |
NRHP Reference#: | 76001374[1] |
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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.
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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