The Grant House, Officer's Row, Vancouver, WA

Officer's Row on the site of the original Fort Vancouver boasts 34 beautiful houses dating back to the 1850's. They have all been completely renovated, and now are a part of the Historic Fort Vancouver compound.

Ulysses S. Grant was stationed at Vancouver garrison in the 1850s as a Quartermaster. He returned as a visitor to Vancouver Barracks in 1879, after serving two terms as President of the United States. The Grant House, constructed as the commanding officer's quarters, was the first house built on Officers' Row. Though Grant never lived in the house, he frequented it many times as a young officer. It was renamed in Grant's honor after he achieved his military and political success. The oldest building remaining at Vancouver Barracks, the Grant House later served as an officers club for over a quarter century. Today, the building is open to the public and houses The Grant House Restaurant.