Stephen Grover Cleveland was born in this home on March 18, 1837, the son of Rev.
Richard Falley Cleveland and Ann Neal. 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 served as a pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. The elder Cleveland had served in that role only three years before his son's birth but was only the second pastor in its establishment in 1787. Richard Cleveland found it was difficult to support his family of 11 on the $600 a year he earned in his role in Caldwell. 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. 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. Today, the home is open to the public as a museum. Its collection of artifacts include Cleveland's cradle and fishing gear as well as his chair from the White House. == See also ==