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After a medical discharge from the army in 1864, Colonel Aquila Wiley returned to Wooster and built a successful law practice. In 1874, he bought the parcel at what is now the corner of Cleveland Road and Kurtz Street from Jane and David Pollock for $900, and he constructed this stick-style Victorian home on the site. In 1878, Wiley received the Democratic nomination for Congress but was defeated by William McKinley. Colonel Wiley sold the house in 1882 to Christian and Elizabeth Overholt for $8,000. The house passed by deed through the family: to Karl F. Overholt around the turn of the century, to Maria Overholt in 1938, and to John D. Overholt in 1944. John D. Overholt died in  May 1973, and though part of the property had been sold to the Wooster Clinic previously, in 1974 the remainder of the property was deeded to Edith Gerig, who immediately deeded the property to Jurowa, Inc., stockholders of the Wooster Clinic.<ref>"Overholt Home Through History," Daily Record, 24 July 1981, p.15</ref>

After a medical discharge from the army in 1864, Colonel Aquila Wiley returned to Wooster and built a successful law practice. In 1874, he bought the parcel at what is now the corner of Cleveland Road and Kurtz Street from Jane and David Pollock for $900, and he constructed this stick-style Victorian home on the site. In 1878, Wiley received the Democratic nomination for Congress but was defeated by William McKinley. Colonel Wiley sold the house in 1882 to Christian and Elizabeth Overholt for $8,000. The house passed by deed through the family: to Karl F. Overholt around the turn of the century, to Maria Overholt in 1938, and to John D. Overholt in 1944. John D. Overholt died in  May 1973, and though part of the property had been sold to the Wooster Clinic previously, in 1974 the remainder of the property was deeded to Edith Gerig, who immediately deeded the property to Jurowa, Inc., stockholders of the Wooster Clinic.<ref>"Overholt Home Through History," Daily Record, 24 July 1981, p.15</ref>

In May 1982 it was moved from its original location on the NW corner of Cleveland Ave. and Kurtz to its present location on Beall Ave. It initially housed multiple businesses: Pierson Realty, Dan Wakefield State Farm Insurance, Scott Nelson of Top Quality Grounds Care, and Pierson Interiors. <ref>"The Overholt House," Daily Record, 26, October 1983</ref> For a brief period it operated as a Bed and Breakfast, and in 2001 it was sold to The College of Wooster, who used the house for office space. In 2016 it was deemed no longer appropriate for that use because the house did not meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act: rooms were too small for offices, and the structure did not have an elevator. The College applied to the City of Wooster for a Certificate of Appropriateness approval for the demolition (removal) and storage of the house at D&S Warehouse if a new property location could not be found to reconstruct the house on March 14, 2017, and it was approved 5-0.

In May 1982 it was moved from its original location on the NW corner of Cleveland Ave. and Kurtz to its present location on Beall Ave. It initially housed multiple businesses: Pierson Realty, Dan Wakefield State Farm Insurance, Scott Nelson of Top Quality Grounds Care, and Pierson Interiors. <ref>"The Overholt House," Daily Record, 26, October 1983</ref> For a brief period it operated as a Bed and Breakfast.

 

In 2001 it was sold to The College of Wooster, who used the house for multiple purposes. For the first year, it served as a housing option accommodating six students, but the next year it began serving as office space for the International Programs Office, the Ambassador Program, and emeritus faculty. In 2005, the Office of Interfaith Campus Ministries and the Wooster Volunteer Network replaced these offices.<ref>The College of Wooster Archives, File on Overholt House, from email with Special Collections Librarian Denise Monbarren, 11 June 2019</ref>

 

In 2016 it was deemed no longer appropriate for office use because the house did not meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act: rooms were too small for offices, and the structure did not have an elevator. The College applied to the City of Wooster for a Certificate of Appropriateness approval for the demolition (removal) and storage of the house at D&S Warehouse if a new property location could not be found to reconstruct the house on March 14, 2017, and it was approved 5-0.

The historic Overholt House was dismantled on August 14, 2017. Some interior architectural pieces were saved and put into storage at D&S Warehouse.

The historic Overholt House was dismantled on August 14, 2017. Some interior architectural pieces were saved and put into storage at D&S Warehouse.