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#REDIRECT [[American House, Wooster]]
| name                = American Hotel
 
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| alternate_names    = Yoder Hotel
 
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| owner              = [[William McComb]] (erected 1837); [[T. P. Baumgardner]] (1870 circa), [[T. S. Hamilton]], (1880s circa), [[Harley Zeigler]] (circa 1914) and [[Charles (Jack) Curry]], (1902-    )
 
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| location            = Wooster, Ohio, opposite old [[United States Post Office]]
 
| address            = [[E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio]]
 
| location_town      = [[Wooster, Ohio]], [[Lot. no. 103]], later changed to [[Lot No. 31]]
 
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| main_contractor    = [[William McComb]]
 
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==Census records==
 
*  1850 Wayne County Census, Wooster, p. 239B
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+1850 Wayne County Census (Wooster, Ohio), p. 239B - American Hotel
 
|-
 
||Line No.||Dwelling House Number||Family Number||Individual's Name||Age||Sex||Color||Professional, Occupation, Trade||Value Real Estate Owned
 
||Place of Birth||Married within year||Attended school within year||Over 20 who cannot read & write||Deaf, Dumb, Insane, Idiotic
 
|-
 
 
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|John M. Sweeney
 
|25
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Atty. at Law
 
|
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|235
 
|258
 
|S. F. Dog
 
|51
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Physician
 
|22,000
 
|N.D.
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Eliza Dog
 
|42
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Joseph Dog
 
|16
 
|M
 
|X
 
|None
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|1
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Mary Ann Dog
 
|13
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|1
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Amanda Dog
 
|11
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|1
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Martha Dog
 
|4
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Stephen F. Dog
 
|1 8/12
 
|M
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Lena Abot
 
|16
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Germany
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|George W. Hpy
 
|21
 
|M
 
|X
 
|XStudent
 
|
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|236
 
|239
 
|Horace Howard
 
|63
 
|M
 
|
 
|Landlord
 
|
 
|N.H.
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Abigail Howard
 
|49
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Pennsylvania
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|George Howard
 
|18
 
|M
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Lewis Howard
 
|8
 
|M
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Jane Weed
 
|23
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Jacob Wetmire
 
|25
 
|M
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Germany
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Jacob Miller
 
|16
 
|M
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Germany
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Angeline Cannin ?
 
|20
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Unknown
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Sydney Lowry
 
|18
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Unknown
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Rachel Reed
 
|20
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Unknown
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Sarah Tirsa
 
|19
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Unknown
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Catherine Crouse
 
|15
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Ann Crouse
 
|10
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Horrace Archer
 
|28
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Man of Leisure
 
 
|Home
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|John Hannah
 
|24
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Broker
 
 
|Med. ?
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Samuel Kneppers?
 
|32
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Merchant
 
 
|Med.?
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Hubert Carr
 
|10
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Trader
 
 
|?
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Herd Morehouse
 
|21
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Clerk
 
 
|Conn
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Samuel Kaufman
 
|24
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Telegraph Clerk
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|William Archer
 
|26
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Merchant
 
 
|Conn
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|William Allison
 
|22
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Student
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|James W Clendenon ?
 
|23
 
|M
 
|X
 
|None
 
|25,000
 
|Ma
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|William Turner
 
|42
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Atty. at A Law
 
 
|Conn
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|E. Foreman
 
|26
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Atty. at Law
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Daniel Kreps
 
|24
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Clothing
 
 
|Unknown
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Simon Kitchen
 
|22
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Clerk
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|G. W. Donnely
 
|22
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Atty. at Law
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|William W. Heannch?
 
|27
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Carriage maker
 
 
|Ohio
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|240
 
|Frederick Keipp ?
 
|27
 
|M
 
|X
 
|Bar Keeper
 
 
|Germany
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|Elizabeth Keipp ?
 
|26
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|?
 
|1 6/12
 
|F
 
|
 
|
 
 
|Ohio
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
==City directory==
 
*  1850, 1852, 1853 and 1859 City Directories
 
*  1959 - Williams' Akron, Wooster & Cuyahoga Falls Directory, City Guide & Business Mirror, 1859 by J. H. Baumgardner & Co.
 
*  1860-1861 - Ohio State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1860-1861, Wayne County, Ohio / authored by George W. Hawes
 
*  1873 - Caldwell Atlas Business Directory
 
*  1884-1885 - Wooster & Wayne County Business Directory
 
 
 
==Landmark==
 
*  [[American Hotel]] building torn down Friday, December 5, 1969. [photograph] to make room for First Federal Savings and Loan <ref> Old Landmark Is Down [[The Daily Record]], December 5, 1969, p. 24. </ref>
 
 
 
==Newspaper articles==
 
[[File:Wostr-1837-AmericanHotel.jpg|200px]]<ref>Wooster Journal & Democratic Times, 1837-NOV-29 p.1</ref>
 
 
 
[[File:AmericanHotel-1901-NameRestore.jpg|200px]]
 
{{Wayne County Democrat article
 
| title = It Is Again 'The American' How the Old Wooster Hotel Has Got Back Its Name at a Cost of $25.
 
| year = 1901
 
| month = 01
 
| day = 09
 
| page = {{Cite page|1}}
 
}}
 
 
 
{{Daily Record article
 
| title = American Hotel, Soon to Be Torn Down, Has Noted List of Owners
 
| year = 1966
 
| month = 08
 
| day = 04
 
| page = {{Cite page|}}
 
| section = S
 
| author = Unknown {{Surname|Author}}
 
}}
 
{{Daily Record article
 
| title = "Old Landmark Is Down" (and) "Last Wall Comes Down"
 
| year = 1969
 
| month = 12
 
| day = 05
 
| page = {{Cite page|24}}
 
| section = S
 
| author = Unknown {{Surname|Author}}
 
}}
 
 
 
==References==
 
{{Daily Record article
 
| article_title = American Hotel, Soon to Be Torn Down, Has Noted List of Owners
 
| year = 1966
 
| month = 08
 
| day = 04
 
| page =
 
| section =
 
| author =
 
}}
 
{{Daily Record article
 
| article_title = Old Landmark is Down
 
| year = 1969
 
| month = 12
 
| day = 05
 
| page = {{Cite page|24}}
 
| section =
 
| author =
 
}}
 
{{Daily Record article
 
| article_title = Last Wall Comes Down
 
| year = 1969
 
| month = 12
 
| day = 05
 
| page = {{Cite page|24}}
 
| section =
 
| author =
 
}}
 
<references />
 
 
 
[[Category:Defunct businesses in Wooster, Ohio]]
 
[[Category:Accommodation & Food Services]]
 
[[Category:Hotels]]
 
[[Category:Businesses in Wooster, Ohio]]
 
[[Category:Accommodation & Food Services businesses defunct]]
 
[[Category:Hotels defunct]]
 
[[Category:Attorney at Law]]
 
[[Category:Physician]]
 
[[Category:Student]]
 
[[Category:Landlord]]
 
[[Category:Man of Leisure]]
 
[[Category:Broker]]
 
[[Category:Merchant]]
 
[[Category:Trader]]
 
[[Category:Clerk]]
 
[[Category:Telegraph Clerk]]
 
[[Category:Clothing]]
 
[[Category:Carriage Maker]]
 
[[Category:Bar Keeper]]
 

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