Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home
Historic house in Ohio. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Grant Boyhood Home is a historic house museum at 219 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio. Built in 1823, it was where United States President and American Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant (1822–85) lived from 1823 until 1839, when he left for the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1976, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Nine years later, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. It is now owned by the Ohio History Connection and operated as part of a suite of Grant-related museum properties in Georgetown.
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The record
| Register name | Grant, Ulysses S., Boyhood Home |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 219 E. Grant Ave., Georgetown, OH |
| County | Brown County |
| Listed | Oct 8, 1976 |
| Listed for | Military, Politics and government |
| Level of significance | State |
| Also known as | Grant Homestead |
| Reference number | 76001374 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 219 E. Grant Ave., Georgetown, OH |
| Coordinates | 38.8661° N, 83.9020° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | William Howard Taft National Historic Site · 37 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Paint Creek Dam Site 39 miles |
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Questions people ask
When was Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home listed on the National Register?
Oct 8, 1976. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Can I visit Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home?
Yes. Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home is recorded as open to the public.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home?
219 E. Grant Ave., Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. The nearest national park unit is William Howard Taft National Historic Site, 37 miles away.
Where is the nomination form for Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home?
One federal campground is within reach, Paint Creek Dam Site, 39 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G and AT&T 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76001374. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.