In 1958, Mrs. Jean Rose became the registrar for The Cat Fanciers' Association, working out of her home on New Jersey. At that time, she donated two large rooms of her home from which the business of CFA was conducted. In 1965, Mrs. Rose took the unprecedented step of renting office space in Red Bank, NJ. Four years later, the organization had outgrown these facilities and again moved. By 1980, the association was bursting at the seams and purchased a 5,000 square foot facility in Ocean Township. Even this space was quickly outgrown.

In June of 1988, at the CFA Board Meeting, the board unanimously approved a plan to purchase and construct a new building to house the Central Office. Construction commenced in 1990, and on February 1, 1991 nine truckloads of desks, files and equipment were moved into the new facility. Our office building will serve the needs of CFA for many years to come. Go to Top

The Jean B. Rose Library

Because of the dedication and unfaltering service to CFA of Jean Rose, the new library/conference room was named in her honor. This room displays the association's collection of books, magazines, periodicals, veterinary journals, and breed publications. It is also home to the collection of cat memorabilia, artifacts and historical collectibles of the CFA Foundation. While this library is a non-lending library, it is available to the general public for on-site research.

Adapted from the dedication of the building by Donald J. Williams