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Grant Cottage State Historic Site is the final home of Ulysses S. Grant. He spent his final weeks here with his family before he completed his memoirs and died in 1885. Visitors can tour the historic house museum between Memorial Day and Columbus Day.
Grant Cottage State Historic site was established in 1957 and is owned by the State of New York. It is operated by The Friends of the Ulysses S. Grant Cottage. In 2021, Grant Cottage State Historic Site was designated as a National Historic Landmark. Please check out the Friend's website for details. Mailing Address.
Grant Cottage State Historic Site is an Adirondack mountain cottage on the slope of Mount McGregor in the town of Moreau, New York. Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, died of throat cancer at the cottage on July 23, 1885.
Victorian History Stroll. Mt. McGregor Victorian History Stroll - $10 per person. Available Sundays at 1:00pm. Stroll into the past with a guided tour of the historic site grounds. Learn about the incredible enterprise and ambition it took to create a Victorian wilderness resort on Mt. McGregor.
The Friends of the Ulysses S. Grant Cottage was formed in the fall of 1989 to operate and take care of the cottage. Discover the compelling story of the final days of Ulysses S. Grant at Grant Cottage Historic Site in upstate New York. www.grantcottage.org
Ulysses Grant came to this cottage on Mt. McGregor to complete his memoirs. The rooms remain as they were when he died here in July 1885; there is also a spectacular view of the Hudson Valley.
Wilton, NY 12831. United States. Get Directions. Website. http://www.grantcottage.org. Here, at the summit of Mt. McGregor, Ulysses S. Grant spent the last weeks of his life completing his memoirs. On July 23, 1885, Grant died, surrounded by his family, in the parlor of this Adirondack cottage.
