Wilhelm building

Wilhelm Building
General information
Address	current 340 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio, formerly 92 E. Liberty St.
Town or city	Wooster, Ohio
Country	United States
Current tenants	Mezmorize
Completed	1854

Comprehensive History

Carriage and buggy maker, John Wilhelm, built the 2-story brick building on Lot #641, located at 340 E. Liberty St. in Wooster, Ohio in 1854. The distinctive Greek Revival style of architecture is still evident today. On Lot #640 attached to the brick building is a small wood frame building likely constructed after Wilhelm bought the property in 1862.

Owners

• John Wilhelm

Tenants

• 1854-1890s? Wilhelm Carriage Works
• 1904-1923 Clapper Printing & Bag Co.
• 1925-? Derr Printing Co.
• 2015 Mezmorize

Timeline

• 1854 Construction

Photos

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Newspaper articles

Newspaper full-text articles

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  Wooster Republican, 1854-JUL-20 p.3

Newspaper ads

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  1858 John Wilhelm Carriage Shop advertisement. Wayne County Democrat, 1858-JUN-03 p.4

Wayne County Recorder Property Transfers

• E. Quinby Addition to Wooster Vol. 1 p.32 on the lands of Jas. S. Bowman, husband of Mirtilla (Bever) Bowman, who inherited the land from her father, John Bever in 1837.
• 1853: E. Quinby Jr. To John Wilhelm Vol. 43 p.612 Lot #641 $425
• 1862: E. Quinby Jr. To John Wilhelm Vol.56 p.717 Lot #640 $400
• 1887: Theodore D. Wilhelm, executor for John Wilhelm deceased To Rachel Wilhelm (widow) Vol. 116 p.99 Lot #641 $5,000
• 1888: Theodore D. Wilhelm, executor for John Wilhelm deceased To Rachel Wilhelm (widow) Vol. 117 p.3 Lot #640 amongst 5 other properties for $8,200
• 1894: Theodore D. Wilhelm, executor for Rachel Wilhelm deceased To Elmer E. Badger Vol. 132 p.100 Lot #640 $613
• 1917: Elmer E. Badger To Elmer Edison Badger, David DeWitt Badger Vol. 178 p.270 Lot #640 $5 revenue stamp
• 1937: Elmer E. Badger, Emily Badger To Clarence Landes, Elmer Landes Vol. 232 p.428 Lot #640 $5.50 revenue stamps
• 1946: Ralph L. Mowrer, Pearl Mowrer To Ben Imhoff, Ralph Long Vol. 259 p. 319 Lot #641 $10.45 revenue stamps
• 1947: Margaret Landes To Harry H. Landes, Thomas J. Landes, estate of Elmer Landes Vol. 268 p.301 parcel No.2-Lot 640
• 1956: Harry H. Landes, Thomas J. Landes To Ben Imhoff, Ralph Long Vol. 331 p.399 Lot #640 $24.20 revenue stamps
• 1966: Ralph Long, Clelia Long To Ben Imhoff Vol. 416 p.349 1/2 interest Lot # $35.75 revenue stamps
• 1983: Benjamin Imhoff, Genevieve Imhoff To Richard Pratt Vol. 586 p.301 Lot # $176 conveyance fee
• 1993: Richard Pratt, Judith Pratt To Ernie Lehman, Debra Lehman Vol. 694 p.391 Lot #641 $150,000
• 2011: Ernie Lehman, Debra Lehman To OHIO DREAM TEAM L.L.C. (MICHAEL HUSAIN) Lot #641 $132,000

See Also

• To figure out how much people paid for a property read about Revenue Stamps and Property Conveyance Fee History

References

Historical buildings