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614 Wooster Pike

Terrace Park, Ohio Building Survey

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No: 614  Street: Wooster Name: Bank & Shops
Family: PNC Bank Owner Info: N
Built: 1974 Sec: 23 Sub: Wooster 204x156, Camden City Lot: IR LT 20-28 PT 6-13 & 19 Vac Alley
Architect:  Cont/Build: 
#Owners:  Original Use: Commercial Current Use: Commercial
CHANGES As Built: Y Add To: N Sub From: N Replace: Y
1974 - wrecked a building (Haw or NAW Construction Co.).  1974 - built an office building (H&W Development Corp.).  The bank replaces the frame and stucco Gatch house which later turned into a Flower Shop.  
Current Owner: 614 Wooster LLC Date Fr: 2004 Date To: 
Original Owner: (see deeds for details)) Date Fr:  Date To: 
Owner 1: Lewis & Mary (Greeno ) Gatch (former house) Date Fr 1: 1893 Date To 1: 1896
Owner 2: Jim Finley " " Date Fr 2: 1936 Date To 2: 
Owner 3: Oscar Ziegler (Flower Shop) " " Date Fr 3: 1948 Date To 3: 
Owner 4: Robert D. Hoodry Date Fr 4: 1973 Date To 4: 
Owner 5: Central Trust Bank  - PNC Bank Date Fr 5: 1970s Date To 5: 
Owner 6: Robert G. & Sharon J. Dickman Date Fr 6: 1990 Date To 6: 
Owner 7: Diamond D. Investments Inc. Date Fr 7: 1998 Date To 7: 2004
Owner 8: Date Fr 8:  Date To 8:
Owner 9:  Date Fr 9:  Date To 9: 
Owner 10:  Date Fr 10:  Date To 10: 
1975 Owner:  Robert D. Hoodry et al. Ir 20 to 28 pt 6 to 13 & 19 Vac Alley Camden City
Description: 1 story brick neighborhood Shopping Center, hip & gable roofs: PNC Bank, Medical, Office and Retail Stores
Story 1: Deeds list Harry T. Crane as owning lots 20-23 from 11 April 1890 until 19 May 1893 when he sold to Mary Greeno and Lewis Gatch.    This may have been where Lewis and Mary first lived after they were married, renting from Harry T. Crane.  We do not know when that house was built or who first lived there.  According to an obituary for William R. Bass (see 322 Harvard), "The manager of the Avondale Club [baseball] was the late Harry Crane."  The Gatch family is involved with both 322 Harvard Avenue & 614 Wooster Pike.  Bill Bass married Myra Greeno.  According to the records of Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford OH, Henry Clay Crane was born 12 August 1869 and died 15 August 1930, aged 61, buried in Section 15 of Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford OH, C. T. Johnson Funeral Home.  Are Harry T. & Henry Clay the same person or not?  Lewis and Mary Greeno Gatch are also buried in Section 15 of Greenlawn Cemetery.  Henry C. Crane is listed on Elm in the 1930 Census with his wife Mary.  Census was take April 8.
Story 2: Lewis & Mary (Greeno) Gatch had a home at 614 Wooster.  Their 2 children were born there: John (1893) & Loren (1891).  They moved to 415 Elm. (Information gathered by Edna Stites from Ann Gatch of Terrace Park, daughter of John, granddaughter of Lewis & Mary.)  The oak tree between the PNC Bank and Bill's Service Station stood beside the Gatch home (Lewis Gatch 2004).  PNC Bank replaces the frame and stucco Gatch house.
Story 3: Jim Finley also lived at 614 Wooster and was the Terrace Park train station master.  He also raised dogs. (Information gathered by Edna Stites from Ruth Clayton, Terrace Park resident, who attended Terrace Park School.)
Story 4: Oscar Ziegler owned "Terrace Park Flowers", a flower and garden shop at 614 and 620 Wooster Pike:  listed in Terrace Park phone books 1965-66 at 620 Wooster; 1967-68 at 614 Wooster; 1969-70 at 620 Wooster.  He lived at 317 Given. (Information gathered by Edna Stites from Shelba Mitchell Norman [Mrs. Clifford], of Milford, who worked at the shop.)  1957 TP High School Yearbook has an ad for TP Flowers.
Story 5: William J. Oatley - 614 Wooster.  Butcher shop.  Catered one of Ruth Clayton's daughter's weddings in 1977 - "the best ham" the guests had ever tasted!  
Story 6: Bill Krummert Sr. (see 620 Wooster) remembers a big barn behind the Flower Shop which was used to store builders' supplies.  Bill says Oscar Ziegler lived in the Flower Shop building and later owned and lived at 317 Given Road.
Story 7:      1973 - burning permit and condemnation from Terrace Park Fire Department records: three barn type buildings (at owners request).  600 block of Wooster: old Zeigler flower store property, 4 buildings. Fire Department recommended demolish or board up. 
     Also 1973 Wooster Pike between Elm & West. Corp line - fire training.
Story 7: In the 1970s Central Trust Bank was built.  Its name was later changed to PNC Bank.  PNC Bank to close in Terrace Park (at this address) in February 2007.
Story 8: Village Views article October 1985: "Objections raised by neighboring residents meantime have raised a block to proposals for expansion of the Wooster Shopping Center by addition of a medical center/pharmacy after numerous modifications of the original plans." "Objectors to the shopping center expansion said a drainage problem already exists at the rear of the property and raised questions concerning sewage disposal.  They noted also that it had apparently been overlooked that part of the expansion plan involves use of land zoned Residence A."  See also articles in Village Views before and after October.  By December approval was given to a simplified shopping center.  It was also stated, "With some questions remaining, the old toll house adjoining is likely to be razed."
1939 Map: Findley
1942 Map: James Findley
1951/3 Map: Mrs. Marie June Ziegler
1959 Directory: James S. & Marietta Dean (moved to 900 Miami)
1960-63 Directories: William & Lois Yeager
1963-64 Directory: "Terrace Park Flowers at 620 Wooster" (possibly should be  614 Wooster)
1965-70 Directories: "Terrace Park Flowers at 620 Wooster"
1971-76 Directories:  
1978 Directory: Central Trust, Contemporary Concepts, H. F. Gallery, Iona Tux, Wilderness Trace
1980 Directory: Central Trust, Fritz DDS, SREK Mgt., Early Realty, Ionna Tux, Wilderness Trace
1982 Directory: Central Trust, Frame & Save, Fritz DDS, Snooty Fox, Wilderness Trace
1984 Directory: Central Trust, Frame & Save, Fritz DDS, Snooty Fox, Terrace Salon, Village Food Shop
1986 Directory: Central Trust, Frame & Save, Fritz DDS, Snooty Fox, Herrlinger Enterprises, Lamplighter Educ., Mitchell Hair Design, Village Food Shoppe
1988 Directory: Central Trust, Frame & Save, Ftitz DDS, Snooty Fox, Herrlinger Enterprises, Lamplighter Educ., Private Collection, The Signery, Vorhis Art Co.
1990-91 Directory: Central Trust, Frame & Save, Fritz DDS,  Snooty Fox, Lamplighter Educ., Private Collection, The Signery, Vorhis Art Co.
1992-93 Directory: Central Trust, Frame & Save, Fritz DDS, Snooty Fox, Lamplighter Educ., Vorhis Art Co., Karesa's Flowers
1994-95 Directory: Essential Elements, Frame & Save, Fritz DDS, Lamplighter Educ., PNC Bank, TiPi Gourmet, Vorhis Art Co.
1996-97 Directory: ''
1998-99 Directory: Drackett & Harth Construction, Essentials, Fritz DDS, Gold Leaf Framing, Lamplighter Educ., PNC Bank, Vorhis Art Co.
2000-01 Direct: Drackett & Harth Const., Essentials, Fritz DDS, Gold Leaf Framing, Lamplighter Educ.,  PNC Bank, Ted's Toys & Trains
2002-03 Directory: Drackett & Harth Consturction, Essentials, David L. Fritz D. D. S., Lamplighter Educ., PNC Bank Ohio, Ted's Toys & Trains
2004-05 Directory: David L. Fritz D. D. S., Rusty Iles, 
2006-07 Directory: David L. Fritz D.D.S., Nordloh & Associates, One in a Million, PNC Bank, Ted's Toys & Trains
2008-09 Directory:  
2011-12 Directory: Drake Tollefson DDS (dentist)