Cleveland Park in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Red Top
President Cleveland's Cottage
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Cleveland Park derives it's name from it's most illustrious resident, President Grover Cleveland. In 1886, Cleveland purchased a stone farmhouse on the South side of now Newark Street, directly opposite Rosedale, which served as the Cleveland's country home during his first term as President. The family "Victorianized" the house adding a red roof, extensive porches, towers, balconies, and a turret. The house was called, "Red Top," after its distinctive roof color. Red Top was razed in 1927.
Photo Montage by John Woo based on an early advertisement, collection of Stephen J. Ackerman.
Erected by Cultural Tourism DC. (Marker Number 5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the DC, Art on Call, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #22 and #24 Grover Cleveland series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 38° 56.014′ N, 77° 4.124′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Cleveland Park. It is at the intersection of 35th Street Northwest and Macomb Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 35th Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3465 Macomb Street Northwest, Washington DC 20016, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other markers no longer nearby. Broken Buttresses! (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Damage Alert! (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Damage Alert! (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); Twisted Pinnacles! (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Damage Alert! (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Cleveland Park (Wikipedia). (Submitted on January 8, 2018.)
Courier Lithograph Co. (image courtesy of the Library of Congress), October 3, 1887
4. Oak View, home of the President
"The neighborhood acquired its name after 1886, when President Grover Cleveland purchased a stone farmhouse directly opposite Rosedale and remodeled it into a Queen Anne style summer estate called Oak View or Oak Hill (by other accounts, Red Top). When Cleveland lost his bid for re-election in 1888, the property was sold, and the Oak View subdivision was platted in 1890. The Cleveland Heights subdivision was platted around the same time, and the Cleveland Park subdivision soon thereafter." - Wikipedia
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 2,286 times since then and 178 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 7, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on January 8, 2018. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
