Georgetown, Ohio
Ulysses S. Grant’s Birthplace home isn’t the only one in Southeastern Ohio dedicated to his memory. There’s also his boyhood home and schoolhouse in Georgetown, OH, both run by the U.S. Grant Homestead Association.
Ulysses S. Grant’s Boyhood Home
The two-story brick structure was completed in 1823, and the Grant family moved in that same year. U.S. Grant lived in the house from the time he turned one until 1839, when he went to West Point. Reportedly, this was the longest that he ever lived in one place throughout his entire lifetime.
Nearby the home is a building that used to hold his father, Jesse’s, tannery.
The house itself was converted into a historic house museum that opened to the public in 1982, five years after it was saved from near destruction by John and Judy Ruthven, who worked as a wildlife painter (John) and a historic preservationist (Judy). Although the house was added onto a few times while the Grants owned it, the Ruthvens completed an addition specifically for museum purposes, giving the Homestead Association plenty of space for exhibits on the former president.
The house features furniture from the early 1800s, some of which was owned by the Grant family. Yes, you can see the couch that Grant sat on up close. You can also see how the walls were built using lath and plaster.
One of the highlights, on top of seeing things that the Grant family used every day, is the wallpaper, all of which was designed to be period appropriate.
Ulysses S. Grant’s Schoolhouse
The Grant Schoolhouse, also located in Georgetown, Ohio, is a small, red brick building. U.S. Grant spent six years attending school in it, from 1829 to 1835, being taught by John White in the one-room structure.
Like his Boyhood Home, the Schoolhouse is now a small museum that includes artifacts from the time period so that you can see how it was set up back in the day. This museum is also owned by the U.S. Grant Homestead Association.
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