Read More: Grover Cleveland at Princeton University (PP158)

Grover Cleveland’s relationship with Princeton began in 1896, when he offered an address at the Sesquicentennial Celebration and subsequently made the acquaintance of Andrew Fleming West, later dean of the graduate school. Cleveland and his first wife liked Princeton so much that, at the close of his second term as president, they made their home on Hodge Road. Cleveland was soon elected as a trustee and remained active in University affairs until his death, advocating for the development of the graduate college and opposing Woodrow Wilson's quad plan. Cleveland is buried in Princeton cemetery, and his association with Princeton is commemorated by the Cleveland Tower of the Graduate College, a collegiate gothic tower designed by Ralph Adams Cram and erected in 1913.