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==Comprehensive History== | ==Comprehensive History== | ||
− | Originally located on the grounds of Wooster High School on Bowman Street, this house served as living quarters for the high school janitor. When, in 1917, the Wooster Board of Education decided that the increased city population meant a new grade school needed to be constructed, the Little Old House was sold to the current janitor, Thomas Ammon, who had it relocated to North Walnut Street, where it remains.<ref>Daily Record, 11 February 1966, p.19</ref> | + | Originally located on the grounds of Wooster High School on Bowman Street, this house served as living quarters for the high school janitor. When, in 1917, the Wooster Board of Education Services decided that the increased city population meant a new grade school needed to be constructed, the Little Old House was sold to the current janitor, Thomas Ammon, who had it relocated to North Walnut Street, where it remains.<ref>Daily Record, 11 February 1966, p.19</ref> |
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
− | * 1890: Constructed by Wooster Board of Education | + | * 1890: Constructed by Wooster Board of Education Services |
− | * 1890-1917: Owned by Wooster Board of Education as housing for high school janitor | + | * 1890-1917: Owned by Wooster Board of Education Services as housing for high school janitor |
* 1917-after 1966: Owned by Thomas Ammon and then his daughter Miss Maud Ammon | * 1917-after 1966: Owned by Thomas Ammon and then his daughter Miss Maud Ammon | ||
==Owners== | ==Owners== | ||
− | * 1890-1917: Wooster Board of Education | + | * 1890-1917: Wooster Board of Education Services |
* 1917-???: Thomas Ammon | * 1917-???: Thomas Ammon | ||
* ???-???: Maud Ammon | * ???-???: Maud Ammon |
Revision as of 13:45, 19 September 2022
Building | |
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General information | |
Address | N. Walnut St. |
Town or city | Wooster |
Country | USA |
Construction started | 1890 |
Comprehensive History
Originally located on the grounds of Wooster High School on Bowman Street, this house served as living quarters for the high school janitor. When, in 1917, the Wooster Board of Education Services decided that the increased city population meant a new grade school needed to be constructed, the Little Old House was sold to the current janitor, Thomas Ammon, who had it relocated to North Walnut Street, where it remains.[1]
Timeline
- 1890: Constructed by Wooster Board of Education Services
- 1890-1917: Owned by Wooster Board of Education Services as housing for high school janitor
- 1917-after 1966: Owned by Thomas Ammon and then his daughter Miss Maud Ammon
Owners
- 1890-1917: Wooster Board of Education Services
- 1917-???: Thomas Ammon
- ???-???: Maud Ammon
Tenants
- 1890-1906, 1909-1917: Thomas Ammon
Historical documents
Newspaper Articles
Notes
Photographs
Wayne County Recorder Property Transfers
References
- ↑ Daily Record, 11 February 1966, p.19