The Ulysses S. Grant Home in

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is the former home of

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, the

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general and later 18th

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. The home was designed by William DennisonGrant Home
Galena State Historic Sites. Retrieved 9 February 2007. and constructed in 1859 - 1860. 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.

History

Architecture

The house was designed in the Italianate style by William Dennison. Typical of buildings done in that style, the home featured well defined rectangular shapes, a roof with a low pitch,

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d balconies extending out over covered

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es, and projecting

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Historic recognition

Located on Bouthillier Street, the U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site is owned by the state of Illinois and managed by the

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as a historic house museum with rooms furnished to represent a mid-1860s appearance. Many of the furnishings belonged to the Grant family. Information is given about Grant's activities during the Civil War up through his presidency. An adjacent building houses exhibits about Grant and the history of the home. The Grant Home was designated a

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on December 19, 1960, and added to the

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on October 15, 1966, upon that program's inception.Ulysses S. Grant Home
, NHL Database, National Historic Landmarks Program. Retrieved 9 February 2007. The Grant House also lies within the Galena Historic District, designated in 1969. The district has more than 1,000

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.Kriviskey, Bruce M.
Historic District of the City of Galena, Illinois
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), National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form, April 11, 1969, ''Illinois Historic Preservation Agency'', accessed April 27, 2008.

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References

External links

U.S. Grant HomeProperty Information Report
Ulysses S. Grant House,

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