Dunham 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.
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.
On August 25, 2023, a tornado toppled a tree near the building, damaging the roof and façade.
Landmark status
The Dunham Tavern was named a Cleveland Landmark in 1973 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 1974.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Herrick, Clay Jr. (1986). Cleveland Landmarks. Cleveland, Ohio: Landmarks Publishing Company. pp. 68–69.
- ^ "Dunham Tavern". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 1997-06-15. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Rufus Dunham Tavern, 6709 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH". Historic American Buildings Survey. Library of Congress. 1934-04-01. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Dunham Tavern". Cleveland Historical. Cleveland State University. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ 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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