Dunham Tavern

Coordinates: 41°30′16.4″N 81°38′35.6″W / 41.504556°N 81.643222°W / 41.504556; -81.643222
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Dunham Tavern
Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates41°30′16.4″N 81°38′35.6″W / 41.504556°N 81.643222°W / 41.504556; -81.643222
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1842
NRHP reference No.74001439[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 1974

The Dunham Tavern, also known as the Dunham Tavern Museum, is the oldest building in

Euclid Avenue east of East 55th Street[3] and the first frame house on the street.[4] It later became a stagecoach stop and tavern
.

Restoration

Cleveland activist and landscape architect, A. Donald Gray purchased the home in 1932, restoring the 19th century architecture and replanting the orchard. Gray later established a non-profit organization tasked with maintaining the property. The home was re-opened as the Dunham Tavern Museum in 1941.[5]

In 1982, the two non-profit organizations that cared for the property – Dunham Tavern, Inc. (est. by Gray in 1936) and the Society of Collectors, Inc. (which assumed responsibility for the tavern in 1941) – merged into one corporate entity, the Corp. of Dunham Tavern Museum.[3]

On August 25, 2023, a tornado toppled a tree near the building, damaging the roof and façade.[6]

Landmark status

The Dunham Tavern was named a Cleveland Landmark in 1973[3] and added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 1974.[1]

See also

  • List of Registered Historic Places in Cleveland, Ohio

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Herrick, Clay Jr. (1986). Cleveland Landmarks. Cleveland, Ohio: Landmarks Publishing Company. pp. 68–69.
  3. ^ a b c "Dunham Tavern". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 1997-06-15. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  4. Historic American Buildings Survey. Library of Congress
    . 1934-04-01. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  5. ^ "Dunham Tavern". Cleveland Historical. Cleveland State University. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  6. ^ Holden, Mike (25 August 2023). "Strong storms rip roof off of Euclid Avenue church, damages historic Dunham Tavern Museum". News 5 Cleveland WEWS. WEWS-TV. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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