506 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio

General information
Address	506 N. Market Street
Town or city	Wooster, Ohio
Country	USA
Completed	by 1856
Demolished	1961?

Comprehensive History

The two-story house built in the Victorian Italianate style sometime before 1856 housed three notable Wooster families: Dr. James D. Robison and family, Andrew M. and Malinda Parrish and family, and Dr. Alonzo C. and Gail Smith and family. After Dr. Smith died in 1943, his widow Gail owned the house, and after a second marriage to Ted Robson, she sold the house in 1960 to the City of Wooster for demolition and the construction of a new fire station.

Timeline

• Before 1856: House built by Dr. James D. Robison on lot 492. Original address was 158 N. Market St. Robison also owned lots 493 and 503.
• 1889: Lot 493 sold to Malinda Parrish. No mention of lot 492 made in this transaction.
• 1894-5: Andrew M. Parrish (Malinda's husband) lists residence as 158 N. Market St., Wooster
• 1895: Dr. James D. Robison dies
• 1917: Andrew M. Parrish dies
• 1919: Malinda Parrish dies
• 1925: Dr. Alonzo C. and Gail Smith residing at 506 N. Market St. according to Wayne County Auditor's website
• 1943: Dr. Alonzo C. Smith dies
• 1960-1: Lots 492-493 purchased by City of Wooster
• 1962: New fire station opens at 510 N. Market St. (lot 492)
• 1963: Gail Smith Robson dies

Owners

• Dr. James D. and Viola Robison
• Andrew M. and Malinda Parrish
• Dr. Alonzo C. and Gail Smith
• Gail Smith Robson

Historical documents

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  Deed for 506 North Market Street from James D. Robison and wife to Malinda Parrish (page 1)

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  Deed for 506 North Market Street from James D. Robison and wife to Malinda Parrish (page 2)

Photographs

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  "Wooster to Build City Hall, Fire Station Here," Daily Record, 3 October 1960