Description and Background:

Residence, constructed of local stone with wood trim, c. 1860. Attributed to Samuel Sloan, Joseph Hoxie or John Riddell. This bracketed Villa with gable tower is a large version of the suburban villa.

President Grover Cleveland stayed here frequently; one wing of the house was erected for him and his bride.

Sources:

• HSP: Franklin Fire Insurance Policy O 20964 for Fredk. A. Van Dyke, Jr., December 29, 1858 (survey and first floor plan).

• PHC: 150 W. Walnut Lane (contact prints and 8x10 photographs).

• PHC: 150 W. Walnut Lane. Pennsylvania Historic Resources Survey, 1983 (text, site plan, and above photograph).

• PHC: 150 W. Walnut Lane. Philadelphia Register.

• PHC: James C. Humes to Philadelphia Historical Commission, [date?] (text about Grover Cleveland associations).

• PHC: Philadelphia Contributionship Policy 35667A for William Joseph Coverly-Smith and Elsie M. Coverly-Smith, October 24, 1946 (survey with footprint and two photographs-front and rear).

• PHC: Tulpehocken Station District, National Register of Historic Places Inventory, p. 2.

• Riddle, John. Designs for Country Residences (1861). Available at the LCP.