grant boyhood home

Yes this is small and Yes this I'd in a small town but the staff or tour guide was very good and the restoration of the house was amazing I would recommend this when in the Georgetown Ohio

Gen. Grant's boyhood home is worth a stop-- kudos to Georgetown and the Ruthvens for preserving this historic home. Interesting history and a very knowledgeable tour guide gave us a great look at what life was like back in the 1830s. There are a few pieces of furniture original to the Grants, and the rest seems to be correct for the period. The fee to tour is only $3 for adults and well worth it.

This is a really interesting attraction near Cincinnati. The house was restored very well but has few original furnishings. However, there are a lot of period pieces. They give an excellent insight into Grant's childhood and his distaste for the tannery business. There is a really cool automated model of Grant as a youth, where he comments on books and the tannery business. The price also includes Grant's schoolhouse a few blocks away.

I brought my 7 and 9 year old for a private tour in order to do research for a 1st grade president's day project. The tour was fascinating! We learned so much about the Grant family and life in the 1800s. Our tour guide, Nancy, was very knowledgeable and did a great job holding my kids' interest. We all loved the tour. I highly recommend this for history buffs and families with school aged kids.

We stopped by this lovely historical site on our way to Cincinnati. The home is beautifully restored and contains mostly original material. The staff is very knowledgeable regarding not only Grant, but the extensive surrounding history. I am a history buff and former history teacher. This is one of the best small historical facilities I have visited anywhere in the world. It is not too far off Highways 32 or 50. Take a couple hours to do this tour, and don’t forget to also visit Grant’s schoolhouse, which has a number of unique Grant historical pieces, including a sketch he did while at West Point.

Didn't even know where Georgetown was before making the trip...charming town. Locals are enthusiastic about the towns role in history. Tour of Grants boyhood home was as much about his family as him, and the way the family home illustrates their growing wealth and his fathers role in Georgetown. again, nice to see local organizations care for and support precious historical sights.

A very personalized tour by Nancy Purdy. Her knowledge and enthusiasm for the home and history of the Grant family made this a unique and interesting tour. It makes you feel a part of history as you tour the home as Nancy shares stories of the home and Grants. If you are a history buff you should make a point of experiencing this treasure !

The Grant Homestead Association runs two attractions in Georgetown, OH, the Grant Boyhood Home and the Grant School. The guide was very knowledgable about the home and, as a town resident, was proud of her and the town's heritage. Unfortunately, Grant's boyhood school was locked and we had to try to peek through the windows. It is worth a visit, though.

We visited the Grant Boyhood home and were very pleasantly surprised with the home and the museum quality display items. The docent, Brett, was most knowledgeable and interested that we had a great tour. We plan to bring five grandsons to visit this over the summer. It was a great experience.

Recently visited the boyhood home of President Grant. I had a friend from out-of-state visiting who happened to be a retired history teacher so my goal was to provide him with impressive southern Ohio history experiences. He had requested a visit to Georgetown for a tour of Grants home. I. of course. obliged. The newly renovated home showcased many of Grant`s actual furnishes including his cradle, his mother`s chair along with many others. An animated teenage Grant gave accounts of his childhood days that children and adults will find both informative while being entertained. The local tour guide was quite knowledgeable and full of excitement. My friend was quite pleased with the tour.

I knew that there was a Grant historical site in the area and decided to go see it. I was a bit disappointed at first when I arrived because it was a Tuesday and I saw the sign on the door said that the home was open Wednesdays through Sundays. However, there was a number to call for a Bed and Breakfast down the street to get a tour "by chance." The lady who answered the phone graciously came over and gave me a private tour of the home. The cost for the tour was only $3, and well worth it. The home is not big, but there are a number of artifacts from Ulysses S. Grant (who actually lived in this house from age 1 to age 17 when his name was officially Hiram Ulysses Grant)--the longest time he spent living in any place in his lifetime. A few blocks away is also the Schoolhouse where Grant attended as a boy, but the lady who graciously opened the home and gave me the tour on her day off needed to be somewhere else and couldn't give me a tour of the schoolhouse. It's at the schoolhouse where most of the souvenirs can be purchased.Overall, this is a nice place to visit if you're into U.S. Presidential history. But check ahead for the hours the attractions are open, especially if you are coming from a distance.