U S Grant Home State Historic Site

Bouthillier Street
Galena, IL, 61036
815-777-0248

URL : http://www.granthome.com/grant_home.htm

overview : On August 18, 1865, Galena celebrated the return of its Civil War hero General Ulysses S. Grant. Following a jubilant procession with much flag waving and speeches, a group of Galena citizens presented the General with a handsome furnished house on Bouthillier Street. - The house is managed by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as the U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site.

collections : President Ulysses S. Grant Home, Congressman Elihu B. Washburne Home, several parks and neighborhood homes near the Grant Home, the Old Market House and the Information Center in the Market House Square on Commerce Street are all part of the Galena State Historic Sites.

topics : historic homes, presidential