Hough in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Old Dunham Tavern Garden

Originally designed in 1937 by A. Donald Gray

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 14, 2009

1. Old Dunham Tavern Garden Marker

Inscription. A. Donald Gray (1891-1939) was a prominent landscape architect practicing in Cleveland from 1920 to 1939. He maintained his office at Dunham Tavern in the 1930s and was instrumental in preserving the tavern as a museum.

Restored 1994.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 41° 30.288′ N, 81° 38.594′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Hough. It can be reached from Euclid Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in the garden behind the Dunham Tavern Musuem. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cleveland OH 44103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dunham Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); The Yellow House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); League Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wings Over Jordan Choir (approx. half a mile away); Hough Uprising (approx. 0.6 miles away); The History of Hough (1799-1979) (approx. 0.6 miles away); Colonel Charles Young (approx. 0.7 miles away); Help Six Chimneys, Inc. (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Old Dunham Tavern Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 14, 2009

2. Old Dunham Tavern Garden

Marker can be seen near the left edge of the image.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,078 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.