Nomination for Grant, Ulysses S., Boyhood Home

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED APR 2 31976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OCT 8 1976 INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS HISTORIC Grant, Ulysses S., Boyhood Home AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE X PRIVATE _WORK IN PROGRESS PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION -IN PROCESS - YES: UNRESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

Brown County Courthouse, Recorder's Office REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 039 1967 015 DATE Georgetown OBJECT TITLE LOCATION CODE SITE SCIENTIFIC COUNTY STATE TRANSPORTATION Columbus Brown OWNERSHIP EDUCATIONAL ACCESSIBLE RELIGIOUS ENTERTAINMENT PARK CLASSIFICATION DISTRICT MILITARY CATEGORY INDUSTRIAL GOVERNMENT Ohio NAME PUBLIC STATUS COMMERCIAL PH0368679 The Ohio Historical Society OTHER: XBUILDING(S) Public Square _UNOCCUPIED 409 South Main Street SURVEY RECORDS COURTHOUSE. 219 East Grant Avenue DATA SHEET Ohio Historic Landmarks-Phase Iof the Ohio Historic Survey FOR NPS USE ONLY Judge G Mrs. George Thompson Campbell 6th - William Harsha -STRUCTURE _BOTH FEDERAL XSTATE COUNTY LOCAL X MUSEUM AGRICULTURE CHECK ONE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

faced onto Water Street, built in 1823. In 1824 a one-story, kitchen addition was added to the north side (now gone) and shortly after a one-story, lean-to was added Today the front portion has a 3-bay facade, the entrance placed to the left. The door the east side has a small, 4 pane window, offset in the gable end, and a single window, Steps lead down from the left side of the porch to the walkway. not aligned with the top of the door but, rather, is higher than the door by one large, central, exterior chimney and a 6/6 pane window to the left of it on the the left and a 6/6 pane window to the right. The roofs of both brick portions are gable, covered with shingles. The entire house The interior is in excellent condition, woodwork, floors, walls, and fireplaces CONDITION UNEXPOSED MOVED EXCELLENT UNALTERED DETERIORATED DATE DESCRIPTION FAIR is painted white.

addition was placed at right angles to the original brick portion, facing onto XALTERED The original portion of the house was a two room, two story,brick structure which with the one-story, shed-roofed portion in the L.Both brick portions are built XORIGINAL SITE floor of this side is covered by the one-story addition (1824) which has a door to Floors are oak and ash. X-GOOD is deeply recessed, both the recess and door are paneled wood. There is a three light Windows on the first floor are 2/2. The second floor has a center one-story, flat roofed porch has been added across the front of the house. Rectangular are original. Inside walls are brick, painted white with pale blue woodwork. to the west side, the full width of the house. In 1828 a larger, two-story, brick The rear portion (original) is brick, two bays wide, facing onto Water St. transom above. on a dressed stone foundation.

each side.Diamond shaped medallions and applied keystones in the center of each row of panes.The second floor has two 6/6 pane windows.The north end has a doorway flanked by 1/l pane windows.The west side of this portion has no fenestration; Grant Avenue.This configuration remains today:an "L shaped, two house, -RUINS AREAS OF

Statement of significance

and first native Ohioan to be elected Chief Executive, lived in this house Grant, his father, built the house (1823-1828) and owned the property until 1847. 1400-1499 1700-1799 INVENTION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ART X1800-1899 LAW PERIOD EDUCATION PREHISTORIC PHILOSOPHY RELIGION ARCHITECTURE SIGNIFICANCE BUILDER/ARCHITECT Jesse Grant 1900- AGRICULTURE TRANSPORTATION THEATER SCIENCE _COMMUNICATIONS SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN MUSIC Point Military Academy where he began a military career which culminated with his INDUSTRY appointment as a five-star general and general-in-chief of the Armies of the United -COMMERCE privately owned and maintained as a museum and shown free-of-charge by appointment. - EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT The simple architecture of his boyhood home reflects his humble background as the throughout his boyhood years 1824-1839,until he went to West Point.Jesse R.

It is marked as a historic site by the Ohio Historical Society. _CONSERVATION States and the Union's greatest Civil War general. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States,18th president -1600-1699 _LITERATURE - ENGINEERING _ECONOMICS ARCHEULUGY-PREHISTORIC COMMUNITY PLANNING son of a tanner as well as his rural beginnings in southern Ohio. The home is and two brothers grew up and were educated.In 1839 Ulysses left to enter West 9

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY L4,310,517,1,0 VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION STATE _X 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Jan. 1976 STREET & NUMBER 1982 Velma Avenue (614) 466-8727 CITY OR TOWN Ohio 43211 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - LOCAL - As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE S.H.

P.O- FOR NPS USE ONLY GPO 888-445 CODE ORGANIZATION COUNTY DATE TELEPHONE NORTHING Columbus Gretchen Klimoski ZONE EASTING Ohio Historic Preservation Office UTM REFERENCES less than one KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES ZONE ATTEST: 4/19/76 Grant,Ulysses S., Boyhood Home Photos _ ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - OTHER HAER KEEPER CONTROL Entered Send-back TECHNICAL Maps HISTORIAN Re-submit Review Property ARCHEOLOGIST State National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry Ohio Working Number 4.23.76.3208 BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT CHIEF INT:2106- 74 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 12-2-26 OCT81976 Brown 9/29 Grant, Ulysses S., Boyhood Home Judith Kitchen, 1972 APR 2 3 1976 Georgetown, Brown Co., Ohio Facade and east side.

Ohio Historical Society - negative 0CT81976 OCT 8 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER far Grant, Ulysses S., Boyhood Home Georgetown, Brown Co., Ohio News Democrat , Georgetown - negative 2 3 1976 East view showing original old part front on Water St. PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Charles D. Sharp, Georgetown, 1975 OCT81976 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) HIGGINSPORT QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES 384 16 SW HIGGINSPORT, OHIO-KY 1961 ROAD CLASSIFICATION Grant, Ulysses S., (Grant, Ulysses S., Boyhood Hone Brown County Hon. John H. Clenn, Jr. DI. Thomas H.

Smich Regional Director, Midwest Region 880 Location 10/15/76 STATE Name MMott/row Washington County Wyandot County Date Entered Swartz Covered Bridge Lorain-Carnegie Bridge Watertown vicinity Hizey Covered Bridge Fairfield County Rinard Covered Bridge ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Cuyahoga County Marietta vicinity The Ohio Historical Society Bartlett vicinity Pickerington vicinity Cleveland Shinn Covered Bridge Wyandot vicinity Also Notified State Historic Preservation Officer Allensville vicinity Darra Covered Bridge Georgetowm Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Hon. James V. Stanton Hon. Tennyson Guyer Vinton County Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge 0CT8 Ion. Clarence E. Miller Colunbus, Ohio INT: 2950-75 43211 Director OHIO Hon.Robert Taft, Jr.

& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 November 13, 1979 ice, Grant Homestead, Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio :erning the level of significance of the Ulysses S. at that time, Dr. Thomas H. Smith, indicated on the nomination form that the Doctor Faul Road, Georgetown, Ohio 45121, have expressed a desire to have I also base my opinion on a comparative look at similar properties in the which are listed as National Historic Landmarks. For instance, the John Alva Edison Birthplace in Erie County, are all National Historic Landmarks. designated as a National Historic Landmark. I believe that the boyhood home Interior tional Register the property considered as a National Historic Landmark.As you can see by that Landmark consideration is presently foreclosed, as the property had only ic Preservation Office greatest Civil War general and as President.

facts given in the nomination concerning the length of time that President nd Recreation Service the level of significance be changed accordingly.I rest my opinion on the of September 25,1979 by Mr.Sheely of the Historic Sites Survey Division, state, which have been given the designation of national significance and property's significance was that of the state level. Grant resided in the house and on the roles that he played as the Union's I further note that the William H. McGuffey House in Butler County is also of President Grant deserves at least equal consideration. the attached letters of September 14,1979 from Mrs.Ruthven and the response the William H.McGuffey Boyhood Home Site in Mahoning County;and the Thomas In recent months,the owners of the Mrs.John A.Ruthven, been given a state level of significance.

-of Ohio in 1976 and entered on the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1976. The State Historic Preservation Officer It is my opinion that the property is of national importance and desire that Sherman (U.S.Senator and Secretary of State) Birthplace in Fairfield County; Landmauko. Ohio Historical Center I-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 November 13, 1979 Ms. Carol Shull U. S. Department of the Interior 440 G Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20243 Re: Level of Significance, Grant Homestead, Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio Dear Ms. Shull: of Historic Places on October 8, 1976. The State Historic Preservation Officer at that time, Dr. Thomas H. Smith, indicated on the nomination form that the In recent months, the owners of the property, Mr. and Mrs. John A.

Ruthven, Doctor Faul Road, Georgetown, Ohio 45121, have expressed a desire to have that Landmark consideration is presently foreclosed, as the property had only Alva Edison Birthplace in Erie County, are all National Historic Landmarks. Ohio Historic Preservation Office property's significance was that of the state level. designated as a National Historic Landmark.I believe that the boyhood home I am writing to you concerning the level of significance of the Ulysses S. facts given in the nomination concerning the length of time that President of President Grant deserves at least equal consideration. state, which have been given the designation of national significance and the William H. McGuffey Boyhood Home Site in Mahoning County; and the Thomas It is my opinion that the property is of national importance and desire that I further note that the William H.

McGuffey House in Butler County is also Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service greatest Civil War general and as President. the level of significance be changed accordingly.I rest my opinion on the been given a state level of significance. Acting Keeper of the National Register of September 25,1979 by Mr.Sheely of the Historic Sites Survey Ialso base my opinion ona comparative look at similar properties in the nominated from the State of Ohio in 1976 and entered on the National Register the attached letters of September 14,1979 from Mrs.Ruthven and the response Grant resided in the house and on the roles that he played as the Union's the property considered as a National Historic Landmark.As you can see by Ms. Carol Shull November 13, 1979 so, I will urge the Historic Site Survey Division to evaluate the Grant David L.

Brook State Historic Preservation Officer of Ohio Frank D. Jones Mr. & Mrs. John A. Ruthven Lois Rock, RPO enclosures Sincerely, Gretchen Klimoski Please indicate to me if you concur with my opinion on significance.If Boyhood Home for National Historic Landmark status. Horace J. Sheely DLB:djd INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE (ATTACHED) INITIALS THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PEACES TELEPHONE CALL (ATTACHED) DATE ACTION TAKEN INFORMATIVE MATERIAL SENT DATE REC'D _NOV 1 5.1979 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240 IN REPLY REFER TO: SEP 2 7 1979 Dr. Faul Road Georgetown, Ohio 45121 the Grant Homestead in Georgetown, Ohio. judged to possess national significance, the nomination is forwarded In the case of the Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home, a nomination has /s/ Horace J. Shaaly, Jz. Horace J. Sheely Acting Chief, Historic Sites Dr. Thomas H. Smith Director, The Ohio Historical Columbus, Ohio 43211 w/c of inc.

620 Sincerely, Society We appreciate your interest in the National Historic Landmarks initiates the consideration of potential national historic land- Survey Division the State Historic Preservation Officer has judged the property to Under current procedures, the State Historic Preservation Office We should also point out that sites associated with the actual nomination to the National Register of Historic Places which he has Program, and regret that we cannot be more encouraging. more important than their boyhood homes. Mrs. Judy Ruthven not call for further evaluation by our office at this time. Dear Mrs. Ruthven: Thank you for your letter dated September 14,1979,concerning United States Department of the Interior HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE to our office for further evaluation.

ECTORS OFFICE Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue However, been submitted to the National Register of Historic Places. Dr. Faul Road Georgetown, Ohio 45121 September 14, 1979 Mr. George F. Emery Office of Archaeology & Historical Pers. Washington, D.C. 20243 Dear Mr. Emery: of the other Grant children were born in this house and U.S.Grant on the National Register of Historic Places. I'll appreciate any further information that I would need to apply (Mrs. John A. Ruthven) Ohio. Historic Sites Survey Sincerely, JR/cc for designation. lived there longer than any other subsequent residence. My husband and I purchased the Grant Homestead in Georgetown, Society Preservation Office suggested that I write to you. Judy Ruthven Heritage Conservation and Rec. Serv.

until 17,when hereceived his appointment to West Point.All It is the house in which U.S.Grant lived from age 1 We would like very much to have it designated as a National 440 G Street, N.W. It is All INITIALS: B$ DOE OCT 8 OTHER NANES: VICINITY OF OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : ADMINISTRATOR (underline) - Substantially intact-3 _ not applicable - 7 _Interioz, exterior, environs not intact-O CONDITION - LORIGINAL SITE - unknown - 4 "only" YES IF YES, NAME: Saved ?

FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _urban & commun OTHER (SPECIFY) INTERIOR Yes-unrestricted EXTERIOR code DATE: MIDWEST ENVIRONS COUNTY COMMERCE UNEXPOSED Reviewer Claims EXPLORATION FEATURES: ART RELIGION MOVED SIGNIFICANCE: LOCATION: planning EDUCATION POLITICS/GOVERNMENT DETERIORATED AGRICULTURE ARCHITECTURE UNALTERED PRIVATE -socio/cultural _COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC -entertainment _Reconstructed ENGINEERING -recreation PACIFIC NORTHWEST historic district? No access _TRANSPORTATION WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? -settlement -PHILOSOPHY ADAPTIVE USE: -health - CONSERVATION MUSIC - ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC _INVENTION _Unexcavated -INDUSTRY FXCELLENT STATE Ofio E unknown -6 then- hoase "first" YES "eoldest?

YES OTHER CONGRESSIONALDISTRICT LITERATURE FAIR _ECONOMICS -RUINS _Unkncwn ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: (label role DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (Specific date or 1/4 of century): /823 FEDERAL AGENCY: COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) COUNTY artist/artisan: MUNICIPAL STATE engineer: OTHER events institutional builder/contractor: NAMES: appropriate date) landscape/garden designer: interior decorator: SIGNIFICANCE:(maximum two sentences) DATES: ETHNIC GROUP: PRIVATE LOCAL GOV"T DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: 1824, 1828 personal it appears on federal register 2 OTHER NAMES: 3) date of entry: city / town SOURCE of NOMINATION - deteriorated Fleatures: Oruins 2O NOT INTACT-O Ounexposed - Unknown ZO NOT APPLICABLE -9 - No Access - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 1 -RECREATION -28 @CLAIMS: explain -ENGINEERING - 11 'first'D CARCHEOLOGY -prehistoric -2 - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE -17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 C CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH -27 2MILITARY- 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY - 13 O MUSIC- 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL -30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 3 functions 2) architectural style(s): @master builder: 3) interior decorator: )builder/contractor: Jesse R.

Grant IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE county ETHNIC house ASSOCIATION GROUP CONDITION INSTITUTIONAL: reviewers initials CURRENTLY: FEDERAL WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION COMMERCE-6 LOCAL landscape architect/garden designer: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 artist: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP ADMINISTRATOR: vicinity of ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET POLITICS/GOVT.21 Daltered Coriginal site URBAN PLANNING-31 3artisan: Dexcavated SAVED?YES Dmoved Dexcellent midwest GNPS REGION: CSTATE 015 4 county code: 11 CONGRESS. DISTRICT Oreconstructed IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT? Dyes Ono 21) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) EVENTS : -YES-Restricted - YES -Unrestricted @arohiteot: Dgood engineer: museum form? 9/29 182-1839 GRANT 10/8/76 Klimosk: Browa 1. MISSING - 2. REMOVED/ 3. NHL X 4.TR_ X 4.TR _ 5. MRA - 6.

OVER- 7. NPS - 8. DOE - 9. RESTRICTED (NHL Name, if different than NRHP Name) (Where found, or source of replacement) WASO 21 JAN. 1986 (State) (County) DEMOLISHED Locator Card COMMENTS: SIZED UNDOCUMENTED EXPLANATION: (Date Designated) STATUS: (Cause for removal) (Date Removed) OWNER OBJECTION (Resource Name) (Date Found/Replaced) (Location of oversize file) (Target Date) National Register of Historic Places (Current source of partial documentation) (Completed by) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE multi-state/county MRA, state/county where filed and location) (TR or MRA Name) Missing Status: Entire Folder();Nomination 7. NPS - Available on: Microfiche (Xi Optical Disk ( 11985 (Date form completed) (Reference Number[sl) 26001374