Grant Birthplace
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U.S. Grant Birthplace and Grant Commemorative Sites Historic District | |
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Birthplace of Ulysses Grant | |
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| Location | U.S. Route 52 and State Route 232 at Point Pleasant, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′39″N 84°13′58″W / 38.89417°N 84.23278°WCoordinates: 38°53′39″N 84°13′58″W / 38.89417°N 84.23278°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1817 |
| Architect | Goller, Harsh & Davies |
| Governing body | State |
| NRHP Reference # | 98001013[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 6, 1998 |
The Grant Birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio was the birthplace of President Ulysses S. Grant, who was born there in 1822. The home was built in 1817, and in 1821 Jesse Root Grant wed Hannah Simpson Grant (Ulysses's parents) and they moved into the home where they paid $2 a month rent.[2] Today it is furnished with items that once belonged to Grant, as well as a few period items.[3] In 1998, the birthplace and several associated buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.[1]
The Ohio Historical Society operates the site as a historic house museum.
See also
- Grant Boyhood Home, Georgetown, Ohio
- Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, near St. Louis
- Ulysses S. Grant Home, Galena, Illinois
- Grant Cottage State Historic Site, Mt. McGregor, New York
- General Grant National Memorial (Grant's tomb)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ Picone, Louis L. Where the Presidents Were Born: The History & Preservation of the Presidential Birthplaces (2012)
- ↑ http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/places/sw08/index.shtml
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