Barnet-Hoover House
| Barnet-Hoover House | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Alternative names | Fike House |
| General information | |
| Type | Log cabin home |
| Address | 10470 Smucker Road |
| Town or city | Orrville |
| Construction started | 1818 |
| Renovated | 2004-2005 |
| Owner | Wayne College |
| Renovating team | |
| Renovating firm | Franklin & Associates of Akron |
| Awards and prizes | 2006 Chrysalis Award for Best Residential Historic Renovation |
Also Known As Building Name
- Fike House
Comprehensive History
The 157-acre property in Green Township that now makes up Wayne College was purchased from President James Monroe by William Stibbs in 1818, then purchased from Stibbs by William Barnet later that same year. Barnet constructed a two-story log house on the property, making it the first log home built in Green Township. In 1832, the property was purchased by Peter Lash, who held it only until 1833, when he sold it to John Hoover for $1,900. Hoover built a 1 1/2-story addition of mortised posts and beams on the west side of the house and also built a springhouse just beyond the northeast corner of the house. The farm remained in the Hoover-Fike family until 1947, when Maynard Blatter bought the property and constructed an airstrip on part of the estate.
While the house remained occupied until the mid-1960s, it was only in 1969 when the farm, house, and airstrip were purchased by the Orrville Community Foundation with the intent of establishing Wayne College. The Barnet-Hoover House was boarded up, and though there had been plans to make it the centerpiece of a living history farm on the campus[1], those never came to fruition.
The house was established as a National Historic Landmark in 1974 and a Century House in 1976. After extensive renovations in 2004-2005 destroyed the historical integrity of the building, Wayne College lost a "Save America's Treasures" grant for $98,611 and was threatened with the removal of the site from the National Register of Historical Places.[2] Nonetheless, the building garned a 2006 Chrysalis Award for Residential Historic Renovation for the design firm Franklin and Associates of Akron.[3]
Timeline
- 1818: William Barnet purchases property from William Stibbs, constructs two-story log house.
- 1832: Purchased by Peter Lash.
- 1833: Purchased by John Hoover for $1,900.
- 1947: Purchased by Maynard Blatter, who constructed an airstrip on the property.
- 1969: House, farm, air strip purchased by the Orrville Campus Foundation.
- 2004-2005: Extensive renovations to house to turn it into a small-group meeting facility and social center for Wayne College.
Owners
- 1818-1832: William Barnet
- 1832-1833: Peter Lash
- 1833-1947: John Hoover and descendants
- 1947-1969: Maynard Blatter
- 1969-present: Orrville Campus Foundation, creating Wayne College
Historical documents
Newspaper articles
"Historical Site Named Near Orrville," Daily Record, 29 November 1974, p.28.
"Yesterday's Bustling Barnyard" by Fran Sandrock, Daily Record, October 4, 1975, p.18.
"Wayne College Receives $8,000 Grant to Restore Historic, Campus Buildings," Daily Record, 27 March 1976, p.18.
"Log cabin turns cozy classroom at Wayne College" by Paul Locher, Daily Record, November 1, 2004, p.B1.
"Log cabin turns cozy classroom at Wayne College" by Paul Locher, Daily Record, November 1, 2004, p.B3.
"Restoration not historically correct" by Paul Locher, Daily Record, July 6, 2005, p.B1.
"Restoration not historically correct" by Paul Locher, Daily Record, July 6, 2005, p.B2.
"College gives new life to 'centerpiece' log house" by Paul Locher, Daily Record, November 12, 2005, p.B1.
"College gives new life to 'centerpiece' log house" by Paul Locher, Daily Record, November 12, 2005, p.B3.
Notes
Photographs
Barnet-Hoover House in 1974, prior to restoration
Barnet-Hoover Farmhouse[4]
Barnet-Hoover Farmhouse during 2004-05 renovation[5]
Wayne County Recorder Property Transfers
References
- ↑ Daily Record, Sept. 28, 1976, p.9
- ↑ David W. Reed and Nigel Brush, "The Barnet-Hoover House: An Early Pioneer Site in Wayne County, Ohio," Ohio Archaeologist, volume 63, no.3, Summer 2013, p.53
- ↑ https://chrysalisawards.com/remodeler/Franklin/06historic.html
- ↑ https://wayne.uakron.edu/about/barnet-hoover-farmhouse/
- ↑ "Restoration not historically correct" by Paul Locher, Daily Record, July 6, 2005, p.B1