ðə hˈoʊm wʌz ɡˈɪvən tə ɡɹˈænt baɪ ɹˈɛzᵻdənts ʌv ɡɐlˈiːnə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv æz θˈæŋks fɔːɹ hɪz wˈɔːɹ sˈɜːvɪs, ænd hˈæzbiːn meɪntˈeɪnd æz ɐ məmˈoːɹɪəl tə ɡɹˈænt sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ.
The home was given to Grant by residents of Galena in 1865 as thanks for his war service, and has been maintained as a memorial to Grant since 1904.