American Hotel

American Hotel
American Hotel
Alternative names	Yoder Hotel
General information
Type	Hotels
Location	Wooster, Ohio, opposite old United States Post Office
Address	E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio
Town or city	Wooster, Ohio, Lot. no. 103, later changed to Lot No. 31
Country	United States
Owner	William McComb (erected 1837); T. P. Baumgardner (1870 circa), T. S. Hamilton, (1880s circa), Harley Zeigler (circa 1914) and Charles (Jack) Curry, (1902- )
Design and construction
Main contractor	William McComb

Census records

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

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

American Hotel building torn down Friday, December 5, 1969. [photograph] to make room for First Federal Savings and Loan ^[1]

January 09, 1901: "It Is Again 'The American' How the Old Wooster Hotel Has Got Back Its Name at a Cost of $25.", Wayne County Democrat, p. 1.

August 04, 1966: "American Hotel, Soon to Be Torn Down, Has Noted List of Owners" by Unknown Author, The Daily Record, p..

December 05, 1969: ""Old Landmark Is Down" (and) "Last Wall Comes Down"" by Unknown Author, The Daily Record, p. 24.