Freedlander Building
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| Freedlander Building | |
|---|---|
| Former names | Memorial Block Building |
| Alternative names | Frick Memorial Block Building |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| Location | Wooster, Ohio |
| Address | W. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio, Wooster, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Completed | 1886 East part |
| Demolished | Started October 15, 2009 ; Ended |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Derr and Stueber (Outside facade, Akron, OH) |
Buildings that Made up Freedlander's
- Amster Shoe
- Barry's Grocery
- Academy of Music
- Tyler Grain Company
- Arcade Billard Parlor
- old Masonic Temple
Also, Freedlander One Price Clothier (Freedlanders Department Store 1884-1989) was made up of the Memorial Block
Ceilings
Second floor
- tin ceiling
Elevators
Water Elevator
A water elevator was added with a platform designed by Elisha Graves Otis. A safety device was added that would stop the elevator if the cable would ever break. In 1919, the water elevator was replaced with a more efficient electric elevator by Otis [1]
Electric Elevator
Operator
- Lucille Boothe, she was instructed to only take customers up from the main floor, but not down. Herman Freedlander was the only person she ever took to the lowest floor. [2]
Foundation
- possible stones dated back to first courthouse in 1818 [3]
North wall
South wall
- South west corner where tunnel came across the alley
East wall
- 4th floor, double-faced brick wall was removed between the Memorial Block Building and Amster building and replaced with another wall 20 ft or so inside the Amster building. Freedlander's leased a portion of the Amster building [4]
West wall
- stones dated back to second courthouse built in 1831, if this is the case some of the west wall of the France Opera House building date to the early history of Wooster, Ohio [5]
Outdoor Signage
Freedlander policies or Code of Ethics are responsible for our success, not our outdoor signs. [6]
Historical documents
- Demotion of Freedlanders, a local icon - photographer Matt Barber
Newspaper artcles
- 11 Nov 2008 - Grants paying for Freedlander demolition by Bryan Schaaf, The Daily Record
- 26 Jan 2009 - Funds approved for Freedlander's demolition by Bryan Schaaf, The Daily Record
- 10 Apr 2009 - Council Acts on legislation to move forward with Freedlander's demolition by Bryan Schaaf, The Daily Record
- 2 Jul 2009 - Freedlander demolition bid extended by Bryan Schaaf, The Daily Record
- 15 Oct 2009 - Freedlander demolition scheduled to begin today, by Bryan Schaaf, The Daily Record
- 27 Oct 2009 - Demotion work came to the front of Freedlander's by Bryan Schaaf, The Daily Record
- 2 Nov 2009 - Freedlander's demolition underway The Bargain Hunter
References
- ↑ Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 11, 13
- ↑ Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 90.
- ↑ Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated March 28, 2009
- ↑ Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated March 28, 2009
- ↑ Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated March 28, 2009
- ↑ Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 94.