karina k.
6/22/2025
Free but donations asked so it's a kind place. $5 per adult suggested. Beautiful 3000 square foot home and a beautiful time nearby also bc there are surrounding homes and the general store. Tours...
Ulysses S. Grant Home
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500 Bouthillier St
Galena, IL 61036
This Italianate-style brick house, with original furnishings, looks very much as it did in 1865 when a group of townspeople presented it as a gift to Ulysses S. Grant on his victorious return from the Civil War.
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4.559 reviewsBetty A.
11/22/2025
This is the perfect town to go visit and enjoy the weekend. I have been here many times and it's always a wonderful day out. This town has a lot of history.
Dave C.
10/6/2024
The house was built in 1860 - and was given to Grant by residents of Galena in 1865 as thanks for his service in the Civil War. Grant and his family lived in the house between the war and his 1868...
Megan K.
12/29/2023
I had an absolutely wonderful tour here yesterday. I arrived in the middle of the snowstorm and you're supposed to wait on the porch til the next tour but one of the people running the tours saw...
Kristen C.
10/3/2025
If you're a history buff, this is what you come to Galena for. It's a well-run place - the tour guide was kind and very knowledgeable, and the house is impeccably kept. And I liked that they...
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