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.
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.