Grover Cleveland Birthplace Explained

Caldwell Presbyterian Church Manse
Coordinates:40.8369°N -74.2719°W
Location:207 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
Built:1832
Architecture:Vernacular
Added:November 16, 1977
Refnum:77000861
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:December 27, 1976
Designated Other1 Number:1070[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Grover Cleveland Birthplace is a historic site located at 207 Bloomfield Avenue in Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, United States.[2] It is the only house museum dedicated to U.S. President Grover Cleveland.[3]

History

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.[4] 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. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936.[5] 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 2 . March 23, 2022 .
  2. Web site: NJDEP-Parks and Forests-Centennial of NJ State Historic Site . State.nj.us . 2017-07-22.
  3. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/grover_cleveland_birthplace.html Grover Cleveland Birthplace
  4. Web site: That house you drove by, across from Dunkin' Donuts? A president was born there.. Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for. NJ.com. Sep 15, 2019. nj. Mar 3, 2020.
  5. Web site: Grover Cleveland Birthplace . 1936 . Historic American Buildings Survey.
  6. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=77000861}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Caldwell Presbyterian Church Manse ]. National Park Service. George A. . Chidley . 1976 . With