Downing Block
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Downing Block | |
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General information | |
Location | Public Square |
Town or city | Wooster, Ohio |
Current tenants | Taylor & Hosmer shoe store |
Opening | 1800-1825 circa |
Owner | 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 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Floor area | 1st Floor: Ohio Gas Company and Wooster Electric Company 2nd Floor: M. R. Limb and Dr. H. C. Graham Dental Office, W. G. Patterson office, Wayne County Board of Health and Justice of the Peace L. B. Bolus 3rd Floor: Yeoman Lodge Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Miller (Apt.) |
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Historical documents
Timeline
- 1879 - William C. Downing contracts to build a 3-story brick building, 39ft wide by 58ft deep, for business purposes.
- 1924 - April 6, Fire damage to building
Newspaper clippings
- March 12, 1879: "Local News", Wayne County Democrat, p. 3.
Newspaper articles
- April 07, 1924: "Woman, Trapped on Third Floor, is Carried to Safety as Flames Damage Downing Block" by Unknown, The Daily Record, p. 1.
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- Individuals with Downing Surname
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- Individuals with Flattery Surname
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- Individuals with Graham Surname
- Individuals with Patterson Surname
- Individuals with Bolus Surname
- Individuals with Miller Surname
- Wayne County Historical Landmark
- 0000 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio
- Wooster, Ohio
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