Dunham Tavern

Dunham Tavern is the oldest building still standing on its original site in the City of Cleveland. Once a stagecoach stop on the old Buffalo-Cleveland-Detroit road, now Euclid Avenue, the tavern dates from 1824. The structure was built by Rufus and Jane Pratt Dunham, who journeyed to the Western Reserve from Mansfield, Massachusetts. The Dunhams sold the tavern in 1853, but it continued to serve the public until 1857, when it was converted to a private residence. It remained a home until the 1930s, when commercial development threatened the former tavern's existence. In 1936, the historic structure was dedicated as a museum depicting the life of an early Cleveland pioneer family. Dunham Tavern is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated Cleveland Landmark building.

Cleveland, Ohio · United States