In 1892 , Cleveland ran for what would be his second term as president , and an electric telegraph was installed in the house so he could follow the Democratic National Convention in Chicago . That fall , he won the election , and Gray Gables served as his Summer White House from 1893 to 1896 . In 1892 , the small Gray Gables Railroad Station was built nearby on the Old Colony Railroad to provide easy transportation to Washington , D.C . A dock was also constructed next to the house to accommodate a Navy gunboat
Democratic National Convention
1892 Democratic National Convention
Gray Gables