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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 | + | 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 Educational 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 | + | * 1890: Constructed by Wooster Board of Educational Services |
| − | * 1890-1917: Owned by Wooster Board of | + | * 1890-1917: Owned by Wooster Board of Educational 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 | + | * 1890-1917: Wooster Board of Educational Services |
* 1917-???: Thomas Ammon | * 1917-???: Thomas Ammon | ||
* ???-???: Maud Ammon | * ???-???: Maud Ammon | ||
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| − | ==Newspaper | + | ==Newspaper Articles== |
| + | <gallery mode=packed heights=300px style="text-align:left"> | ||
| + | File:Little_Old_House_DR.jpg|Daily Record, 11 February 1966. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Photographs== | ==Photographs== | ||
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| + | File:Little_Old_House_DR_photos.jpg|Daily Record, 11 February 1966. | ||
| + | File:Little-Old-House.jpeg|Little Old House, taken 2019 | ||
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==Wayne County Recorder Property Transfers== | ==Wayne County Recorder Property Transfers== | ||
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| − | + | [[CATEGORY: N. Walnut St., Wooster, Ohio]] | |
| − | + | [[Category: Historical buildings]] | |
| − | + | [[CATEGORY: Wooster, Ohio]] | |
| + | [[CATEGORY: Wayne County, Ohio]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:47, 8 February 2023
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| 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 Educational 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 Educational Services
- 1890-1917: Owned by Wooster Board of Educational 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 Educational Services
- 1917-???: Thomas Ammon
- ???-???: Maud Ammon
Tenants
- 1890-1906, 1909-1917: Thomas Ammon
Historical documents
Newspaper Articles
Daily Record, 11 February 1966.
Notes
Photographs
Daily Record, 11 February 1966.
Little Old House, taken 2019
Wayne County Recorder Property Transfers
References
- ↑ Daily Record, 11 February 1966, p.19