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The plaque emphasizes the importance Wooster residents place on their historical buildings. Mrs. Lyman Robert Critchfield embodied this characteristic, having preserved the house since she attained it in 1946. She gave meticulous attention to the preservation and reservation efforts, trying to be as faithful to the original building as possible.

The plaque emphasizes the importance Wooster residents place on their historical buildings. Mrs. Lyman Robert Critchfield embodied this characteristic, having preserved the house since she attained it in 1946. She gave meticulous attention to the preservation and reservation efforts, trying to be as faithful to the original building as possible.

The look of the house is reminiscent of Gothic revival architecture, propagated in that time by Andrew Jackson Downing, who Sloane was probably exposed to during his time in Washington D.C. It is made out of brick, with white shutters and trim. The woodwork left from the original house is hand-carved, the designs for the fence and columns inspired by 19^th century china patterns. Columns frame the double doorway that matches the portico. The house was renovated for modern use and divided into apartments. A carriage house and barn were taken down to make way for another wood-frame addition of apartments on the back. From the late 1980s through 2010 the house fell into disrepair for a number of years. When the property was bought by Forest and Georgia Muir in 2011 the back wood-frame addition was torn down, and the main house renovated, so the building could be used for office space.

The look of the house is reminiscent of Gothic revival architecture, propagated in that time by Andrew Jackson Downing, who Sloane was probably exposed to during his time in Washington D.C. It is made out of brick, with white shutters and trim. The woodwork left from the original house is hand-carved, the designs for the fence and columns inspired by 19^th century china patterns. Columns frame the double doorway that matches the portico. The house was renovated for modern use and divided into apartments.<ref>"Wooster Historical Home Once Was Residence of US Treasury Head," Daily Record, 6 July 1968</ref> A carriage house and barn were taken down to make way for another wood-frame addition of apartments on the back. From the late 1980s through 2010 the house fell into disrepair for a number of years. When the property was bought by Forest and Georgia Muir in 2011 the back wood-frame addition was torn down, and the main house renovated, so the building could be used for office space.

 

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==See Also==

==See Also==

* To figure out how much people paid for a property read about [http://www.wcpl.info/genealogy/index.php/Property#Property_Conveyance_Fee_History Revenue Stamps and Property Conveyance Fee History]

* To figure out how much people paid for a property read about [[Property#Property Conveyance Fee History|Revenue Stamps and Property Conveyance Fee History]]

[[CATEGORY: N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio]]

[[CATEGORY: N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio]]

[[CATEGORY: Wayne County Historical Landmark]]

[[CATEGORY: Wayne County Historical Landmark]]

[[Category:439 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio]]

[[Category:439 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio]]