UPPER HUDSON
Grant Cottage State Historic Site
1000 Mt. McGregor Road
Wilton, NY 12831
Hours: Open Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 AM to 4 PM
Admission: Adults $12, Seniors (62 and older) $9, Ages 17 and younger $5, Children under 6 are free. Additional pricing for living history tours and private tours. Please see website.
Phone: 518-584-4353 Email: [email protected]
Historical Description:
It was in Joseph W. Drexel's Adirondack cottage that General Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer on July 23, 1885. President Grant arrived at the cottage on June 16, 1885, with a large entourage of family, friends, servants, and physicians in order to complete his memoirs. He died just four days after his final proofreading.
The Site:
Today, the cottage and its furnishings resemble those that surrounded Grant in 1885. Guests to the cottage may visit the spacious porch, tour the cottage's four rooms, and view floral arrangements that remain from Grant's funeral.