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|Note=July 25, 1867 - Purchased from Edward Avery executors Lucas Flattery and John C. McMillan, Charles I. Correll bought March 21, 1939 from surviving heirs of William C. Downing | |Note=July 25, 1867 - Purchased from Edward Avery executors Lucas Flattery and John C. McMillan, Charles I. Correll bought March 21, 1939 from surviving heirs of William C. Downing | ||
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| − | |Building tenants=Wooster Business College; Judy Russell's Dance Study; Malcuit Jewekers; Seattle's Coffee House; Tracy's Karate Studio; The Herald; Ohio Gas Company; Wooster Electric Company; Wayne County Board of Health; Justice of the Peace; Yeoman Lodge; Rice's Book Bindery | + | |Building tenants=Wooster Business College; Judy Russell's Dance Study; Malcuit Jewekers; Seattle's Coffee House; Tracy's Karate Studio; The Herald; Ohio Gas Company; Wooster Electric Company; Wayne County Board of Health; Justice / Police order / and Safety of the Peace; Yeoman Lodge; Rice's Book Bindery |
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===Second Floor=== | ===Second Floor=== | ||
| − | * M. R. | + | * M. R. Limb and Dr. H, C, Graham Dental Office |
| − | * W. G. | + | * W. G. Patterson office |
* [[Wayne County Board of Health]] | * [[Wayne County Board of Health]] | ||
| − | * [[Justice of the Peace]] | + | * [[Justice / Police order / and Safety of the Peace]] |
| − | * L. B. | + | * L. B. Bolus |
===Third Floor=== | ===Third Floor=== | ||
* [[Yeoman Lodge]] | * [[Yeoman Lodge]] | ||
| − | * Mr. & Mrs. Taylor | + | * Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Miller (Apartment) |
==Historical documents== | ==Historical documents== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:20, 2 February 2023
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About
- Name
- Downing Block
- Floor count
- 3
- Status
- Still standing
Dates
- Completion
- 1879
Location
- 131-139
- Address
- 131 N. Market St.
- City
- Wooster
- Township
- Wooster
- County
- Wayne
- State
- Ohio
- Zipcode
- 44691
Owners and Tenants
- Owners
- William C. Downing July 25, 1867 - Purchased from Edward Avery executors Lucas Flattery and John C. McMillan, Charles I. Correll bought March 21, 1939 from surviving heirs of William C. Downing
1867–1939
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Timeline
- 1879 - William C. Downing contracts to build a 3-story brick building, 39ft wide by 58ft deep, for business purposes.
- 1879 - September 11, The Downing Block is moving along rapidly. Mr. Downing is more than pleased with the work done by the contractors. He is now laying a substantial sidewalk of Warren flagstone that cannot be excelled in the State. It will be the best business property that has been built in Wooster for some years. [1]
- 1924 - April 6, Fire damage to building
Tenants
First Floor
Second Floor
- M. R. Limb and Dr. H, C, Graham Dental Office
- W. G. Patterson office
- Wayne County Board of Health
- Justice / Police order / and Safety of the Peace
- L. B. Bolus
Third Floor
- Yeoman Lodge
- Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Miller (Apartment)
Historical documents
Newspaper articles
- March 12, 1879: "Local News", Wayne County Democrat, p. 3.
- April 07, 1924: "Woman, Trapped on Third Floor, is Carried to Safety as Flames Damage Downing Block" by Unknown, The Daily Record, p. 1.
Notes
Photographs
Wayne County Recorder Property Transfers
References
- ↑ Wooster Republican, Wooster, Ohio. 1879 Sept. 11, p. 3.