Grover Cleveland Birthplace

	Caldwell Presbyterian Church Manse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Location	207 Bloomfield Avenue; Caldwell, NJ 07006
Coordinates	40°50′13″N 74°16′19″W / 40.83694°N 74.27194°W
Built	1832
Architectural style	Vernacular
NRHP reference No.	77000861
NJRHP No.	1070
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 16, 1977
Designated NJRHP	December 27, 1976

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]

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.^[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]

References

^ "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

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

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#77000861)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[NJRHP-2] "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.

[3] "NJDEP-Parks and Forests-Centennial of NJ State Historic Site". State.nj.us. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[4] 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."

[5] 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)

[nrhpdoc-6] Chidley, George A. (1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Caldwell Presbyterian Church Manse". National Park Service. With accompanying photo from 1977

[habs-7] "Grover Cleveland Birthplace". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.

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v t e Grover Cleveland
22nd and 24th President of the United States (1885–1889, 1893–1897) 28th Governor of New York (1883–1885)
Life	Grover Cleveland Birthplace New York Institute for Special Education 1881 Buffalo mayoral election 1882 New York state election Mugwumps Westland Mansion
Presidencies	1884 presidential election Campaign Democratic National Convention First inauguration Wedding to Frances Folsom Foreign policy Presidential Succession Act of 1886 Electoral Count Act Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 Interstate Commerce Commission Tenure of Office Act Dependent and Disability Pension Act Hatch Act of 1887 Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887 Texas Seed Bill Berlin Conference Scott Act Dawes Act Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 Federal judges appointed 1888 presidential election Campaign Democratic National Convention Murchison letter Gray Gables 1892 presidential election Campaign Democratic National Convention Second inauguration Panic of 1893 Sherman Silver Purchase Act Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act Coxey's Army Pullman Strike Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom Venezuelan crisis of 1895 Enabling Act of 1889 National Democratic Party
Public image	Cleveland National Forest Cleveland Park Grover Cleveland High School Buffalo, New York Los Angeles Queens Cleveland, Mississippi Mount Cleveland (Alaska)
Family	Frances Cleveland (wife) Ruth Cleveland (daughter) Esther Cleveland (daughter) Richard F. Cleveland (son) Francis Cleveland (son) Philippa Foot (granddaughter) Richard Falley Cleveland (father) Rose Cleveland (sister) Richard Falley Jr. (great-grandfather)
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