Moore-Brewster Building-202 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio

Moore-Brewster Building
Moore-Brewster Building
Former names	Shoolroy Building
General information
Architectural style	Greek Revival
Address	202 N. Market St.
Town or city	Wooster, Ohio
Country	United States
Construction started	1834
Renovated	1940

Comprehensive History

Z. T. Moore started to build this residence in 1834 but died before it could be completed. His daughter, Flora, who married Roland A. Brewster, kept the property and took up residence in the house. Flora Brewster used several rooms in the house to care for injured and ill Spanish-American war veterans.

The building also provided club rooms for various organizations, such as the Everett Club, and later housed the Dolly Madison Tea Room operated by the Childs sisters as a luxury dining and meeting place.

Because of its close proximity to downtown Wooster, Ohio the entire building was converted to office quarters for the Ohio Service Company and the Empire Gas & Fuel Company. Following this the entire building was the local headquarters for the Ohio Fuel Gas Company.

When Ross Shoolroy acquired and restored the building in 1940 it became the location of the Fair Price Company, who operated the Red Head Gasoline stations.

During the Shoolroy restoration the original Ionic architecture was preserved and the doorways, winding stairway and all classic exterior features were kept intact. Only seriously deteriorated portions were removed and replaced.

In 1936, the house was studied and recorded for the Historic American Buildings Survey. Many of the pictures and drawings of the house are available through the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. The house was recognized as a County Historical Landmark in 1976, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Owners

Z. T. Moore
Flora A. Brewster
Ross K. Shoolroy
Ross K. Shoolroy, Jr.
Chad Boreman

Tenants

Everett Club
Dolly Madison Tea Room
Ned T. Howard Insurance Agency
Ohio Fuel Gas Co.
Ohio Service Co. and the Empire Gas & Fuel Co.
Red Head Oil
Buckeye Oil
Wayne County Civil Defense
Larry Kelly Security Agency
Disaster Service of Wayne County
Fair Price Co.
Green Ridge Oil Company
Suzanne Waldron, Attorney
Boreman Norton Cook Wealth Partners

Timeline

1834 construction started
1940 restoration implementation

Photos

202 N. Market St.

Newspaper articles

Newspaper ads

References

↑ Historic Heritage of Wayne County, Ohio A Directory of 256 Historical Houses and Buildings (1976) by Landmark Committee of the Wayne County Historical Society (Author)

[1] Historic Heritage of Wayne County, Ohio A Directory of 256 Historical Houses and Buildings (1976) by Landmark Committee of the Wayne County Historical Society (Author)

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