Grant Boyhood Home
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home | |
Location | 219 East Grant Avenue Georgetown, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 38°51′58″N 83°54′8″W / 38.86611°N 83.90222°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1823 |
Architect | Jesse Grant |
NRHP reference No. | 76001374[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 8, 1976 |
Designated NHL | February 4, 1985[2] |
The Grant Boyhood Home is a
Description and history
The Grant Boyhood Home is located northeast of the center of Georgetown, at the northwest corner of East Grant Avenue and North Water Street. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick house, with a side-gable roof and a three-bay front facade. The main entrance is in the leftmost bay, and all of the window and door openings are topped by stone lintels. A two-story brick ell extends to the rear, as do a pair of single-story wood frame ells; all of these are either 19th-century additions made by Jesse Grant, or are reconstructions. The interior of the house retains original flooring and woodwork.[4]
The house, along with a number of its additions, was built in 1823 by Jesse and Hannah Grant, the parents of
By the 1970s, the house had deteriorated in condition and was at threat of demolition. It was rescued from that fate, and the nonprofit US Grant Homestead Association was formed to restore and maintain it. The organization now owns the house, a schoolhouse attended by Grant, and the tannery building.
See also
- Grant Birthplace, Point Pleasant, 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Grant, U.S., Boyhood Home". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
- ^ "OHS - Places - Grant Boyhood Home". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmark nomination for Grant Boyhood Home". National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2018.