View the hotel gallery.
Difference between revisions of "Washington House"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 58: | Line 58: | ||
==Quick Facts== | ==Quick Facts== | ||
* 1859 - Williams' Akron, Wooster & Cuyahoga Falls Directory, City Guide & Business Mirror, 1859 by J. H. Baumgardner & Co. | * 1859 - Williams' Akron, Wooster & Cuyahoga Falls Directory, City Guide & Business Mirror, 1859 by J. H. Baumgardner & Co. | ||
| − | * 1860-1861 - Ohio State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1860-1861, Wayne County, Ohio / authored by George W. | + | * 1860-1861 - Ohio State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1860-1861, Wayne County, Ohio / authored by George W. Hawes |
* 1873 - Caldwell Atlas Business Directory* | * 1873 - Caldwell Atlas Business Directory* | ||
* 1879 circa - D.C. Curry & co. will tear down the old building | * 1879 circa - D.C. Curry & co. will tear down the old building | ||
* 1879 - March, Plans to build a new hotel to replace the old Washington House. Frontage on Liberty St. 60 feet, Buckeye St. 100 feet 3-story building. Office and business room on first floor, dining room on Buckeye St., parlors, suits of rooms, sleeping apartment on second and third floors. Main entrance on Liberty street, Ladies entrance on Buckeye street. Estimated cost $20,000. Mr. D. Graham, of Chicago, Architect. M. Keyser, New Brighton, Pa, Contractor. <ref>A New Hotel for Wooster. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio. 1879-03 13, p. 3.</ref> | * 1879 - March, Plans to build a new hotel to replace the old Washington House. Frontage on Liberty St. 60 feet, Buckeye St. 100 feet 3-story building. Office and business room on first floor, dining room on Buckeye St., parlors, suits of rooms, sleeping apartment on second and third floors. Main entrance on Liberty street, Ladies entrance on Buckeye street. Estimated cost $20,000. Mr. D. Graham, of Chicago, Architect. M. Keyser, New Brighton, Pa, Contractor. <ref>A New Hotel for Wooster. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio. 1879-03 13, p. 3.</ref> | ||
| − | * 1883 - December, OBITUARY: Henry | + | * 1883 - December, OBITUARY: Henry Leies, Sr., died at his home in Orrville Thursday of dropsy. Mr. Leies was for many years a citizen of Wooster, having been in the hotel business here as landlord of the old [[Eagle House]], [[Washington House]] and until a few years ago was the proprietor of the [[Empire House (Wooster, Ohio)]], now known as Keister's Eastern House. In his capacity as landlord he became one of the best known men in the county, he was popular and entertaining as a host and a man noted for his large-hearted generosity. He leaves to sons and three daughters to mourn his loss. The remains were brought to Wooster Saturday afternoon and interred in Oak Hill cemetery at two o'clock Sunday p.m. Deceased was in his sixtieth year.<ref>Jacksonian, Wooster, Ohio. 1883 December 13, p. 4.</ref> |
Revision as of 16:21, 6 December 2022
. .
.
.
About
- Name
- Washington House
- Accommodation and Food Services
- Accommodation
- Services
- Hotel, Stables
Facts
- Founded
- Date unknown
Wooster,Ohio
- Dissolved
- Date unknown
Related
Key Persons
- Founders
- Henry Leis 1860's circa
- Owners
- Eber B. Connelly 1870s circa
1870
Location
- E. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
The stables were able to accommodate 100 horses. [1] Located on the corner of Buckeye and E. Liberty Sts.
- Demolished: 1870, D. C. Curry & Co.
Quick Facts
- 1859 - Williams' Akron, Wooster & Cuyahoga Falls Directory, City Guide & Business Mirror, 1859 by J. H. Baumgardner & Co.
- 1860-1861 - Ohio State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1860-1861, Wayne County, Ohio / authored by George W. Hawes
- 1873 - Caldwell Atlas Business Directory*
- 1879 circa - D.C. Curry & co. will tear down the old building
- 1879 - March, Plans to build a new hotel to replace the old Washington House. Frontage on Liberty St. 60 feet, Buckeye St. 100 feet 3-story building. Office and business room on first floor, dining room on Buckeye St., parlors, suits of rooms, sleeping apartment on second and third floors. Main entrance on Liberty street, Ladies entrance on Buckeye street. Estimated cost $20,000. Mr. D. Graham, of Chicago, Architect. M. Keyser, New Brighton, Pa, Contractor. [2]
- 1883 - December, OBITUARY: Henry Leies, Sr., died at his home in Orrville Thursday of dropsy. Mr. Leies was for many years a citizen of Wooster, having been in the hotel business here as landlord of the old Eagle House, Washington House and until a few years ago was the proprietor of the Empire House (Wooster, Ohio), now known as Keister's Eastern House. In his capacity as landlord he became one of the best known men in the county, he was popular and entertaining as a host and a man noted for his large-hearted generosity. He leaves to sons and three daughters to mourn his loss. The remains were brought to Wooster Saturday afternoon and interred in Oak Hill cemetery at two o'clock Sunday p.m. Deceased was in his sixtieth year.[3]