The original workings of the clock have been maintained since their installation in 1879, placed in glass containers to aid in their preservation. The workings have been maintained by 7 “keepers.” The later roster of keepers consisted of 3 generations of the Long family, keepers whose names are etched outside of the door to the clock tower.
107 West Liberty Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio
Open to the public for legal reference, the courthouse contains a Law Library on the third floor. Originally set to be in the basement, problems with humidity and document preservation led to its current home. I was designed with a meeting of time in mind, a place in which the aesthetic of the old a new styles of legal building would meet to create the pleasing space it occupies today.
107 West Liberty, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio
OARDC Wooster Campus Administration Buildings and Grounds 2013
Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio; Buildings
OARDC’s Wooster campus is located just south of the town and features Secrest Arboretum, ATI, and BioHio Research Park.
OARDC Wooster Campus Administration Buildings and Grounds 2013 by Shannon Dade is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
OARDC Wooster Campus Main Administration Building 2013
The old administration building, one of the first building’s completed on the Madison Hill, still stands today.
OARDC Wooster Campus Main Administration Building 2013 by Shannon Dade is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Detail of Administration Building on OARDC Wooster Campus 2013
Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio
The detail above the door shows the building was finished in 1896.
Detail of Administration Building on OARDC Wooster Campus 2013 by Shannon Dade is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- John C. Larwill: This man was one of Wooster’s earliest settlers, along with his brothers William and Joseph. In 1820 he became Wooster’s first Justice of the Peace. (“Biography of John Larwill” by Ben Douglas for the Wooster Republican) - William Larwill: This man is one of the Larwill brothers debated to be Wooster’s first permanent resident. In any case, he was one of the main surveyors for the area and helped organize the town. (“Vast Estate of Larwill Family Fast Being Settled by Executors,” Wayne County Democrat, 2/3/1904)
Jacob Frick: The Frick family did much to help Wooster in the late 19th century. Jacob Frick, a longtime resident of Wooster, built the War monument currently in the Wooster Town Square. His nephew, the famous industrialist and art collector, Henry Clay Frick, donated $100,000 to the University of Wooster to build a library in 1900.
John Bever Obituary in The Wooster Republican 1875
John Bever Spelling and Pronunciation Debate
The obituary traces Bever’s interesting family history as he emigrated to the United States from Ireland after leaving Germany for unspecified religious reasons. The article also details the origin of the confusion about his family name, which still causes some debate within the town today.
Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
Courtesy of Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
Announcement of the Willard Literary Society in The Wooster Voice 1901
The Willard Society, an all-female literary group, gave accounts of their previous meetings each week in The Wooster Voice. Their announcements included the names of the different talks and reviews and the names of the women who gave them.
Courtesy of College of Wooster Special Collections
Rights held by College of Wooster Special Collections
A portrait of Richard L. Morrison Sr., founder of Second Baptist Church, circa 1890.
Second Baptist Church 100th Anniversary Book Committee
The original Vine Street building where Second Baptist was located from its establishment in 1894 until 1955
Special Edition of The Wooster Voice About the 1901 Fire
The Special Edition describes the story of the fire and how the college responded. A lengthy section was devoted to listing how many people and organizations had donated and how people could continue to help.
An 1892 land deed recording the sale of a lot on Vine Street from Jacob Frick to the trustees of Second Baptist
Deed to church. 100th Anniversary Book. Pg. 4
President Holden's Form Letter Asking for Donations After Old Main Fire 1902
"President of a Hole in the Ground": President Holden's Rush to Rebuild
In the letter, President Holden is soliciting donations from the University community and town to rebuild, while also alluding to an anonymous donor who was eventually revealed.
Announcement of Second Baptist's Dedication
The Wooster Republican's announcement of the dedication of Second Baptist Church in 1894
Form Letter from President Holden Thanking Subscribers for Donating to Rebuilding Efforts 1902
In the letter, President Holden thanked people for donations and informed them that they had helped meet the conditions set forth by Andrew Carnegie, which allowed the University to receive $100,000.
Charles Frost: This man served as the first Mayor of Wooster, starting when it was incorporated as a City in 1808.
Second Baptist during the Civil Rights Era
Portrait of Reverend Leroy Adams with his wife Helen, and two children
Original Letter from Andrew Carnegie to President Holden Congratulating Him on Reaching the Requirements to Receive $100, 000 1902
Andrew Carnegie wrote personally to President Holden once he was informed that the University met his requirements. He pledged to follow through by paying $100,000 and said his cashier would send the check.
Col. John B. Sloane: This man held many important roles in the local, state, and federal government levels. Throughout his life, he served as an Ohio State Representative, a Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County, the Secretary of State of Ohio, a member of the US Congress. The pinnacle of his political career, however, came in 1850 when he was appointed Treasurer of the United States by President Millard Fillmore. His house has been well preserved and still stands North Market Street; a testament to a politician who always had Wooster’s best interests at heart. (Appleton 550, Douglas 320)
1964 Daily Record Article Discussing Housing Discrimination
A Daily Record article entitled, "Housing is Rated Number One Problem of Wooster's Negroes," discussing the prevalence of housing discrimination in Wooster
Ephraim Quinby, Jr: This man contributed greatly to the Wooster Community in the late 19th century. Not only was he an important businessman who collected profitable pieces of real estate, he also donated large sums to many different charitable organizations, including the Wooster Cemetery Association and the University of Wooster.
Section 4, Lot 953: Leander Firestone, MD
Leander Firestone, MD: This local Wooster doctor also served as one of the University of Wooster’s first professors and the first local professor. He began as a lecturer in anatomy and physiology, but was later promoted to a full time staff member in 1873. (The University of Wooster by Rev. A.A.E. Taylor, D.D., President)
Section 4, Lot 985: Richard L. Morrison, Sr
Richard L. Morrison, Sr: One of Wooster’s first african american residents, Morrison made a name for himself in the community as a respected barber at the Morrison Barber Shop and as a leader at second Baptist Church. (“Dick Morrison, Color Man Who Has Made Good, Arrived in Wooster Just Forty Years Ago Today,” The Daily Record, 4/9/1920; William Parker, “Woosterian Barbers Five Generations in Fifty Years,” The Daily Record, 5/2/1962)
- Reasin Beall: This prominent Wooster businessman served for many years as a member of the US Congress, and later as the Register of the Land Office for the Wooster Land District. Today, he is probably most well known for the street that bears his name and his large yellow house, which used to be part of his large farm and is currently preserved at the Wayne County Historical Society. (Obituary Notice of Gen. Reasin Beall Wooster Democrat 3/9/1834, “Beall Settlers in Wooster” by Paul Locher, the Daily Record, 6/11/2006)
Joseph Larwill: It is curious that Joseph Larwill was not buried in the Mausoleum with his two brothers, as he too was one of Wooster’s first residents and part of the initial surveying party. However, according to letters found at the Ohio Historical Society, he was the first Wayne County Settler before either of his brothers.
Gen. Cyrus Spink: This man served as the Deputy County Surveyor for many years under Joseph Larwill. He is most well known, however, as the person who organized the first fire company in Wooster in 1827, which was located at Every Woman's House on Spink Street. Later in his life, he served in the State House of Representatives and the US Congress. (Obituary, 6/16/1859, Wooster Republican; bioguide.congress.gov)
William Henry: This man was one of Wooster’s surveyors along with the Larwill brothers and John Bever. While he did not stay in Wooster after the fact, as the Larwills did, he still made his mark on Wooster as one of the men responsible for laying out the town. (Biographical and Genealogical Notes of William Henry at WCPL)
Levi Cox: This man was the first owner-publisher of the “Ohio Spectator,” the predecessor of the Wooster Republican and Wayne County Democrat, first printed in 1817.