Governor Oglesby Mansion

Happy 200th birthday, Julia Dent Grant! This summer, the museum at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site will be home to a special exhibit: Julia Dent Grant: A 200 Year Legacy. The exhibit will contain various artifacts pertaining to Julia's life here in St. Louis and her travels around the country and the world. The park will be highlighting several of these artifacts online this summer, so check back each week to see which artifact is featured!

This week's featured artifact from the special exhibit "Julia Dent Grant: A 200-Year Legacy" is a cabinet card photo of Julia Dent Grant by famous Civil War photographer Mathew Brady. Taken during Ulysses S. Grant's second term as president, this photo features Julia as First Lady of the United States circa 1873-1877. The photo is on loan for the exhibit from the Missouri Historical Society. You can learn more about it on the Missouri History Museum page.

We are open today from 2-4 at 421 West William Street. Suggested donation is $5 for adults and $2 for children.

We love to share the Governor’s home and legacy.

Oglesby was by Lincoln’s bedside when he died and accompanied Lincoln’s body back to Springfield, Illinois, where Oglesby was elected as president of the National Lincoln Monument Association to raise funds for and to design the tomb that Lincoln would be buried in. Oglesby delivered the dedication address when the memorial was unveiled in 1874. President Ulysses S. Grant and the cabinet were in attendance.

We are open today!
Stop in any Wednesday or Saturday in July or August from 2-4 and check this out! Suggested donation is $5 adults and $2 children.