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*  Arcade Billard Parlor
 
*  old Masonic Temple
 
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Also, Freedlander One Price Clothier (Freedlanders Department Store 1884-1989) was made up of the [[Memorial Block]]
  
 
===Ceilings===
 
===Ceilings===
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===Elevators===
 
===Elevators===
 
====Water Elevator====
 
====Water Elevator====
A water elevator was added with a platform designed by Elisha Graves {{Surname|Otis}}. A safety device was added that would stop the elevator if the cable would ever break. In 1919, the water elevator was replaced with a more efficient electric elevator by [[Otis]] <ref> Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 11, 13  </ref>
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A water elevator was added with a platform designed by Elisha Graves Otis. A safety device was added that would stop the elevator if the cable would ever break. In 1919, the water elevator was replaced with a more efficient electric elevator by Otis <ref> Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 11, 13  </ref>
  
 
====Electric Elevator====
 
====Electric Elevator====
 
=====Operator=====
 
=====Operator=====
*  Lucille {{Surname|Boothe}}, she was instructed to only take customers up from the main floor, but not down. [[Herman Freedlander]] was the only person she ever took to the lowest floor.  <ref> Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 90.  </ref>
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*  Lucille Boothe, she was instructed to only take customers up from the main floor, but not down. [[Herman Freedlander]] was the only person she ever took to the lowest floor.  <ref> Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 90.  </ref>
 
===Foundation===
 
===Foundation===
*  possible stones dated back to first courthouse in 1818 <ref> Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated Marcy 28, 2009 </ref>
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*  possible stones dated back to first courthouse in 1818 <ref> Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated March 28, 2009 </ref>
 
====North wall====
 
====North wall====
 
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*  South west corner where tunnel came across the alley
 
*  South west corner where tunnel came across the alley
 
====East wall====
 
====East wall====
*  4th floor, double-faced brick wall was removed between the [[Memorial Block]] and [[Amster building]] and replaced with another wall 20 ft or so inside the Amster building. Freedlander's leased a portion of the Amster building <ref> Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated Marcy 28, 2009 </ref>
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*  4th floor, double-faced brick wall was removed between the [[Memorial Block Building]] and [[Amster building]] and replaced with another wall 20 ft or so inside the Amster building. Freedlander's leased a portion of the Amster building <ref> Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated March 28, 2009 </ref>
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====West wall====
 
====West wall====
*  stones dated back to second courthouse built in 1831, if this is the case some of the west wall of the [[France Opera House]] building date to the early history of [[Wooster, Ohio]] <ref> Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated Marcy 28, 2009 </ref>
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*  stones dated back to second courthouse built in 1831, if this is the case some of the west wall of the [[France Opera House]] building date to the early history of [[Wooster, Ohio]] <ref> Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated March 28, 2009 </ref>
  
 
===Outdoor Signage===
 
===Outdoor Signage===
 
Freedlander policies or Code of Ethics are responsible for our success, not our outdoor signs. <ref> Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 94.  </ref>
 
Freedlander policies or Code of Ethics are responsible for our success, not our outdoor signs. <ref> Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 94.  </ref>
 
==Historical documents==
 
==Historical documents==
*  [http://mattbarber.zenfolio.com/p975975787 Demotion of Freedlanders, a local icon] - photographer Matt {{Surname|Barber}}
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*  [http://mattbarber.zenfolio.com/p975975787 Demotion of Freedlanders, a local icon] - photographer Matt Barber
  
 
==Newspaper artcles==
 
==Newspaper artcles==
*  11 Nov 2008 - [http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2008/11/11/grants-paying-for-freedlander-demolition Grants paying for Freedlander demolition] by Bryan {{Surname|Schaaf}}, [[The Daily Record]]
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*  11 Nov 2008 - [http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2008/11/11/grants-paying-for-freedlander-demolition Grants paying for Freedlander demolition] by Bryan Schaaf, [[The Daily Record]]
*  26 Jan 2009 - [http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2009/01/26/funds-approved-for-freedlander-s-demolition Funds approved for Freedlander's demolition] by Bryan {{Surname|Schaaf}}, [[The Daily Record]]
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*  26 Jan 2009 - [http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2009/01/26/funds-approved-for-freedlander-s-demolition Funds approved for Freedlander's demolition] by Bryan Schaaf, [[The Daily Record]]
*  10 Apr 2009 - [http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2009/04/10/council-acts-on-legislation-to-move-forward-with-freedlander-s-demolition Council Acts on legislation to move forward with Freedlander's demolition] by Bryan {{Surname|Schaaf}}, [[The Daily Record]]
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*  10 Apr 2009 - [http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2009/04/10/council-acts-on-legislation-to-move-forward-with-freedlander-s-demolition Council Acts on legislation to move forward with Freedlander's demolition] by Bryan Schaaf, [[The Daily Record]]
*  2 Jul 2009 - [http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2009/07/02/freedlander-demolition-bid-deadline-extended Freedlander demolition bid extended] by Bryan {{Surname|Schaaf}}, [[The Daily Record]]
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*  2 Jul 2009 - [http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2009/07/02/freedlander-demolition-bid-deadline-extended Freedlander demolition bid extended] by Bryan Schaaf, [[The Daily Record]]
*  15 Oct 2009 - [http://www.bognergroup.com/News%20Releases/001_101509%20Freedlander%20Demo.pdf Freedlander demolition scheduled to begin today], by Bryan {{Surname|Schaaf}}, [[The Daily Record]]
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*  15 Oct 2009 - [http://www.bognergroup.com/News%20Releases/001_101509%20Freedlander%20Demo.pdf Freedlander demolition scheduled to begin today], by Bryan Schaaf, [[The Daily Record]]
*  27 Oct 2009 - [http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2009/10/27/demolition-work-came-to-the-front-of-freedlander-s Demotion work came to the front of Freedlander's] by Bryan {{Surname|Schaaf}}, [[The Daily Record]]
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*  27 Oct 2009 - [http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2009/10/27/demolition-work-came-to-the-front-of-freedlander-s Demotion work came to the front of Freedlander's] by Bryan Schaaf, [[The Daily Record]]
 
*  2 Nov 2009 - [http://www.waynebargainhunter.com/article/20091102/NEWS/711029931/-1/wbh24 Freedlander's demolition underway] [[The Bargain Hunter]]
 
*  2 Nov 2009 - [http://www.waynebargainhunter.com/article/20091102/NEWS/711029931/-1/wbh24 Freedlander's demolition underway] [[The Bargain Hunter]]
  

Latest revision as of 00:01, 3 February 2023

Freedlander Building
Former names Memorial Block Building
Alternative names Frick Memorial Block Building
General information
Architectural style Victorian
Location Wooster, Ohio
Address W. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio, Wooster, Ohio
Country United States
Completed 1886 East part
Demolished Started October 15, 2009 ; Ended
Technical details
Floor count 3
Design and construction
Architect Derr and Stueber (Outside facade, Akron, OH)

Buildings that Made up Freedlander's

  • Amster Shoe
  • Barry's Grocery
  • Academy of Music
  • Tyler Grain Company
  • Arcade Billard Parlor
  • old Masonic Temple

Also, Freedlander One Price Clothier (Freedlanders Department Store 1884-1989) was made up of the Memorial Block

Ceilings

Second floor

  • tin ceiling

Elevators

Water Elevator

A water elevator was added with a platform designed by Elisha Graves Otis. A safety device was added that would stop the elevator if the cable would ever break. In 1919, the water elevator was replaced with a more efficient electric elevator by Otis [1]

Electric Elevator

Operator
  • Lucille Boothe, she was instructed to only take customers up from the main floor, but not down. Herman Freedlander was the only person she ever took to the lowest floor. [2]

Foundation

  • possible stones dated back to first courthouse in 1818 [3]

North wall

South wall

  • South west corner where tunnel came across the alley

East wall

  • 4th floor, double-faced brick wall was removed between the Memorial Block Building and Amster building and replaced with another wall 20 ft or so inside the Amster building. Freedlander's leased a portion of the Amster building [4]

West wall

  • stones dated back to second courthouse built in 1831, if this is the case some of the west wall of the France Opera House building date to the early history of Wooster, Ohio [5]

Outdoor Signage

Freedlander policies or Code of Ethics are responsible for our success, not our outdoor signs. [6]

Historical documents

Newspaper artcles

References

  1. Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 11, 13
  2. Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 90.
  3. Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated March 28, 2009
  4. Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated March 28, 2009
  5. Harry McClarran letter to City of Wooster, Ohio, dated March 28, 2009
  6. Ann Freedlander Hunt. "Gone But Not Forgotten: A Freedlander Legacy", Two Harbors, 2012, p. 94.

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