Columbus Neighborhoods
What Happened To Grant’s Cottage After He Died?
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A look at two captivating postcards of President Ulysses S. Grant's cottage.
Angela O'Neal from the Columbus Metropolitan Library presents two captivating postcards of the Ulysses S. Grant cottage, a historic structure that has journeyed from Point Pleasant, Ohio, to Cincinnati and back again. Originally relocated by Henry Chittenden to Goodale Park and later moved to the Fairgrounds, this cottage has a rich history tied to the legacy of the 18th U.S. president.
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Columbus Neighborhoods
What Happened To Grant’s Cottage After He Died?
Special | 1m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Angela O'Neal from the Columbus Metropolitan Library presents two captivating postcards of the Ulysses S. Grant cottage, a historic structure that has journeyed from Point Pleasant, Ohio, to Cincinnati and back again. Originally relocated by Henry Chittenden to Goodale Park and later moved to the Fairgrounds, this cottage has a rich history tied to the legacy of the 18th U.S. president.
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Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States and the leader of the Union Army during the Civil War.
When he passed away, his home in Point Pleasant, Ohio was moved by barge to Cincinnati and put on display.
It was there that Columbus businessman Henry Chittenden decided that it also should be on display here in Columbus.
It was set up in Goodale Park for the 1888 Grand Army of the Republic, a Union Veterans Group convention.
It was there for several years and then moved over to the Ohio State Fairgrounds, which is where the second postcard comes into play, where this building was constructed around it.
By this point, the cabin was almost 100 years old and was just deteriorating, so they built this building to save it.
In 1922, on the centennial of Grant's birth, there was a commission who was established to move it back to Point Pleasant, Ohio, to where Grant's birthplace originally was located and is still there today and available to visit.
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