Iron Block Building
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| Iron Block Building | |
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| Alternative names | Frick Building, Nick Amster Building, Kauke's Block, Kauke's Building, |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Wooster, Ohio |
| Construction started | 1853 |
Also Known As Building Name
- Kauke's Iron Block or Kauke's Block
- Frick Building
- Nick Amster Building
Comprehensive History
The Iron Block building was constructed in 1853 for owner John H. Kauke. It has had many different monikers over the years: Kauke's building, Iron Block, Frick Building, and Amster Building. In 1889, Jacob Frick added a fourth floor to the building and placed his name on top of the building. After Nick Amster bought the building he put his name on top of the building.
Timeline
Owners
Tenants
- Jacobs Hardware store
- Harding & Jones Hardware store
Historical documents
Newspaper articles
Newspaper full-text articles
The Wooster Republican 1853-JUN-23 p.3
The Wooster Republican 1853-AUG-11 p.3
The Wooster Republican 1853-NOV-10 p.3
Dedication of the temperance movement group's, Temple Hall, in the new Iron Block building.
Jacob Frick adds fourth floor to Iron Block building in 1889.
Newspaper citations with no attached images
Notes
Photographs
Iron Block building and second Wa. Co. Courthouse. Image from Wooster Daily Record, 1951-OCT-31 p.10
Wayne County Recorder Property Transfers
- 1813: John Bever, William Henry, Joseph H. Larwill To John Christmas Vol. 1 p.8-9 Old Lot No. 83 and 82 $127
- 1832: John Christmas To Samuel H. Hand, Catherine Hand Vol. 9 p.461-462 Old Lot No. 83 $2,500
- 1832: Samuel H. Hand, Catherine Hand To Joseph S. Lake, Eleanor E. Lake Vol. 9 p.509 Old Lot No. 83 $1,250
- 1845: Joseph S. Lake, Eleanor E. Lake To James Jacobs, John H. Kauke Vol. 34 p.514 Old Lot No. 83 $2,500
- 1853: James Jacobs To John H. Kauke (Mortgage) Vol. 40 p.345 (Old Lot 83 renumbered to 95 after New Plat of Wooster) the undivided 2/3 of 22ft off east side of Lot No. 95 and 38ft off west side of Lot 95 $6,552.60
- 1866: John H. Kauke, Elizabeth Kauke To James Jacobs Bol. 67 p.448 Lot 95 $5,000
- 1867: David Robison Jr., Ann E. Robison To James C. Jacobs, David A. Jacobs Vol. 68 p.104 Lot 95 $6,533.33
- 1875: James Jacobs To Eliza Jane Kieffer (sometimes referred to as E.J. Keefer or E.J. Kieffer wife of Samuel Keefer) Vol. 94 p.22 $45,000 Lot 95
- 1884: Eliza J. Kieffer, Samuel Keefer To Jacob Frick Vol. 111 p.44 $40,000 Lot 95; also east 1/2 of Old Lot 82, renumbered to Lot 94 and west 1/2 of Old Lot 82 (now Lot 94)
- 1922: J. Frick Tyler, Administrator of Jacob Frick (deceased) estate To Nick Amster Vol. 193 p.226 Lots 94, 95, and 1276 $122.50 revenue stamp