Category Archives: Historic Buildings

Grant worked as a clerk in this store before the Civil War. The store was in the second building from the corner (the one with the bench in front). It is now part of Benjamin’s pub. We didn’t go inside.

Grant and his family attended this church. We were told that Grant’s pew has a plaque on it, but we didn’t go inside to see it. The church is two streets down the hill from his 121 North High Street … Continue reading →

When Grant first moved to Galena, he and his family rented this house from a Lutheran church. It’s a private residence now and is identified only by small plaque in the front window. To get there, we had to walk … Continue reading →

We were first at the house in 1982. Since then, the house has been totally renovated and several houses in the neighborhood have been reconstructed to look as they did in the mid-1800’s. An old woman met us on the … Continue reading →