Summary
The Grover Cleveland Birthplace is a historic site located at 207 Bloomfield Avenue in Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, United States.[3] It is the only house museum dedicated to U.S. President Grover Cleveland.[4]
Caldwell Presbyterian Church Manse | |
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| Location | 207 Bloomfield Avenue Caldwell, NJ 07006 |
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| Coordinates | 40°50′13″N 74°16′19″W / 40.83694°N 74.27194°W |
| Built | 1832 |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000861[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1070[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 16, 1977 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 27, 1976 |
History edit
It was the home where Grover Cleveland was born in 1837. The building, also known as the Caldwell Presbyterian Church Manse, was built in 1832 and served as a Presbyterian church parsonage for the Cleveland family while Grover's father, Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland, served as a pastor of the local church. Cleveland was originally named Stephen Grover in honor of the first pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell, but he did not use the name Stephen in his adult life.[5] The family moved to Buffalo, New York in 1841. The Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association purchased the house in 1913 for use as a museum. In 1934, the state took over operation.[6] It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936.[7] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1977, for its significance in architecture, religion, and local history. It features vernacular architecture with touches of Federal styling[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#77000861)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 23, 2022. p. 2.
- ^ "NJDEP-Parks and Forests-Centennial of NJ State Historic Site". State.nj.us. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ Grover Cleveland Birthplace, National Park Service. Accessed January 17, 2018. "The Grover Cleveland Birthplace State Historic Site is the only house museum in the country dedicated to the interpretation of President Cleveland’s life."
- ^ NJ.com, Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for (September 15, 2019). "That house you drove by, across from Dunkin' Donuts? A president was born there". nj. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Chidley, George A. (1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Caldwell Presbyterian Church Manse". National Park Service. With accompanying photo from 1977
- ^ "Grover Cleveland Birthplace". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
External links edit
Media related to Grover Cleveland Birthplace at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-179, "Grover Cleveland Birthplace, 207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, Essex County, NJ", 2 photos, 13 measured drawings, 3 data pages
- Official Grover Cleveland Birthplace Website
- National Park Birthplace Website
- New Jersey State Birthplace
- "Life Portrait of Grover Cleveland", from C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits, broadcast from the Grover Cleveland Birthplace, August 13, 1999
