Caldwell Presbyterian Church Manse - Caldwell, NJ - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Old Manse was built in 1832 as the pastor's residence for the First Presbyterian Church. Richard Cleveland, father of Grover Cleveland, was pastor of the church and lived here from 1834-1841. The future president was born here on March 18th, 1837.

When Cleveland became president a general interest in the building arose and people saw the need to preserve it. A group of Cleveland’s friends and admirers purchased the building in 1907 and the house was opened to the public on Cleveland's birthday in 1913.

It is now a museum owned and operated by the NJ Department of Parks and Forestry and is filled with memorabilia from Cleveland's life including a piece of his wedding cake, his fly rod and his first child, Ruth's cradle (The Baby Ruth candy bar was named after baby Ruth Cleveland, who unfortunately died in childhood).

Street address: 207 Bloomfield Ave. Caldwell, NJ United States 07006 County / Borough / Parish: Essex Year listed: 1977 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Birthplace of Grover Cleveland Periods of significance: 1837-1841 Historic function: Parsonage for the First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell Current function: Museum Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 4:00 AM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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