761 Wooster Pike
PhotosLegacy VersionGeneral Information
No: 761
Street: Wooster
House Name:
Historic Plaque:
Owner Info: Y
Built: 1924
Sec: 29
Subdivision: Columbia
Lot: 99-102
Architect: Fred Strathmann
Cont/build: Fred Strathmann & Sons Builders
Description:
2 story Bungalow, wood structure with aluminum siding,
gable roof with dormers. 4 car garage and workshop;
large rooms; 4 bedrooms.
Owners: 1F
Original Use: Residential
Current Use: Residential
CHANGES:
As Built: N
Added To: Y
Subtracted From: N
Replaced: N
Description Of Changes: Back porch remodeled into a room. 1969 - Robert Clayton connected 2 dormers.
Stories:
Story 1: Fred Strathmann & Sons built quite a few houses in Terrace Park as well as many larger houses on Indian Hill. At one time they bought all one side of Washington and built on lots with 100 ft. frontage.Strathman built addition to Community House for Fire Trucks. Ord. 112. 9/11/45.Story 2: Ruth Clayton is the daughter of Fred Strathmann builder. She was born on Given Road. Her father built this house when she was 2 years old. She had 5 brothers and a sister but the last brother died in 2001 so she was the last one left.Ruth died 14 July 2016 at the age of 93. services were held July 18 at Evans Funeral Home in Milford OH.
Story 3: Robert Clayton was born 15 April 1917 and died 10 June 1982, aged 65 years, buried in Section 22 of Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford, OH., Noakes Funeral Home.