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Dunham Tavern
Dunham Tavern
Location: Cleveland, Ohio Coordinates: 41°30′17″N 81°38′19″W / 41.50472°N 81.63861°WCoordinates: 41°30′17″N 81°38′19″W / 41.50472°N 81.63861°W Built: 1842 Architect: unknown Architectural style: No Style Listed Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 74001439[1] Added to NRHP: July 25, 1974 The Dunham Tavern, located at 6709 Euclid Avenue, is the oldest building in Cleveland, Ohio. Rufus and Jane Pratt Dunham built their first home on the site in 1824, and the existing taproom was built in 1842.[2] It is believed to be the first building constructed on 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.
It is now the Dunham Tavern Museum. Dunham Tavern, Inc. was organized in 1936 to restore the building, and renovations began two years later.[2] 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
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-06-04. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b Herrick, Clay Jr. (1986). Cleveland Landmarks. Cleveland, Ohio: Landmarks Publishing Company. pp. 68–69.
- ^ a b "Dunham Tavern". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 1997-06-15. http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=DT1. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Rufus Dunham Tavern, 6709 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH". Historic American Buildings Survey. Library of Congress. 1934-04-01. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hh:@field(NUMBER+@band(OH0347)). Retrieved 2008-06-04.
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