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OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY 1. No. 2. County 4. Present Name(s) 3. Location of Negatives 5. Historic or OtherName(s) 6. Specific Address or Location 6a. Lot, Section or VMD Number 7. City or Village If Rural, Township & Vicinity 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 9. U.T.M. Reference Quadrangle Name Zone Easting Northing Coded 10. Object Structure 11. On National Register ? 12. N.R. Potential ? 13. Part of Estb Hist Dist? 14. Dist. Potential ? 15. Name of Established District (N.R. or Local) Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 E. Hudson St. Columbus, Ohio 43211 614/297-2470 16. Thematic Association(s) 17. Date(s) or Period 17b. Alteration Date(s) 18. Style or Design 18a. Style of Addition or Element(s) 19. Architect or Engineer 19a. Design Sources 20. Contractor or Builder 21. Building Type or Plan 22. Original Use, if apparent 23. Present Use 25. Owner’s Name & Address, if known 26. Property Acreage 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 30. Foundation Material 31. Wall Construction 33. No. Bays Front Side 34. Exterior Wall Material(s) 35. Plan Shape 36. Changes (Explain in #42) 37. Window Type(s) 38. Bldg. Dims. 39 Endangered? 40. Chimney Placement 41a. Distance from road 45. Sources of Information 46. Prepared by 47. Organization 48. Date Recorded 49 Revised by 50a. Date Revised 50b. Reviewed by LOR O.H.I.O. Resource Center 09-00-085-105-005 Andrus House; Yocum House; Nord House OHIO HIST ORICAL SOCIETY SINCE 1885 Oberlin 251 Forest Prairie 1908 Mediterranean Daniel Reamer (?) Other Domestic Residential/Domestic (single dwelling) .455 Doud (92) Brick Brick Hip Moderate Spanish Tile 3 Red Brick, Running Bond Stucco L-Shaped Some Alteration Double-hung; Other 1 Off-Center No O.H.I.O. and H.P.C. 1-30-2000 50 ft. x 39 ft. Lorain County Courthouse: Lorain County tax records. Oberlin Public Library: Oberlin City Directories. O.H.I.O. Resource Center: Oberlin Historic Preservation Commission Files; Oberlin City Directories; Hi-O-Hi Collection. Blodgett, Geoffrey. Oberlin Architecture College and Town: A Guide to its Social History . Oberlin College, 1985. Oberlin College Library Special Collections: Oberlin City Directories. Well Maintained 41b.Frontage on road 99 ft. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings (see #52) 42. Further Description of Important Interior and Exterior Features 43. History and Significance This two and one-half story Prairie Style house has many architectural features unusual in Oberlin. The front façade has near perfect symmetry (with the exception of a two-story side wing that is set back from the front wall). The hipped roof is covered with Spanish tile and has extended eaves. In the center, a hipped dormer helps to define the line of symmetry above the front door. One over one, double-hung windows are the dominant window type, except on the first story where multipaned casement windows flank the front porch. In 1996 a new front porch, new windows and a flat roofed, closed, rear porch made significant changes to the house. The white wood of the front porch (cont.) This house, designed by Daniel A. Reamer, was commissioned by Rev. Jonathan Andrus, a Congregational minister from Massachusetts. Mr. Andrus came to town to educate his children at the college. The Andrus twins graduated from the college in 1916 and then went to Johns Hopkins where they earned MD degrees; they received honorary degrees from Oberlin in 1941. In 1917 and 1918, the house was a college rooming house, with Mrs. J.C. Andrus as matron (HI-O-Hi). Rev. Andrus left town in the early 1920s after a decade as director of Downing House, the college infirmary (Blodgett). (cont.) This block of Forest Street has turn of the century and early 20th century homes. It is an intact residential neighborhood. On the north side the college has demolished some homes for dormitories. Parochial/private education: Higher & Commerce 28. No. of Stories 2 and 1/2 29.Basement? Yes Explain: No No OHIO No Yes Site Building Public Private 24. Ownership High Style Elements 32. Roof: Type Pitch Material N 2 15 S Front 2 16 N Rear Roll # Exp. # Facing X X X φ M. Fedelchak-Harley; J. Heaton; L. Previll
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Page 1: OHIO OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY · This house, designed by Daniel A. Reamer, was commissioned by Rev. Jonathan Andrus, a Congregational minister from Massachusetts. Mr. Andrus came to

OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY1. No. 2. County 4. Present Name(s)

3. Location of Negatives

5. Historic or OtherName(s)

6. Speci�c Address or Location

6a. Lot, Section or VMD Number

7. City or Village If Rural, Township & Vicinity

8. Site Plan with North Arrow

9. U.T.M. Reference Quadrangle Name

Zone Easting Northing

Coded

10.

Object

Structure

11. On National Register ? 12. N.R. Potential ?

13. Part of Estb Hist Dist? 14. Dist. Potential ?

15. Name of Established District (N.R. or Local)

Ohio Historic Preservation O�ce567 E. Hudson St. Columbus, Ohio 43211614/297-2470

16. Thematic Association(s)

17. Date(s) or Period 17b. Alteration Date(s)

18. Style or Design

18a. Style of Addition or Element(s)

19. Architect or Engineer

19a. Design Sources

20. Contractor or Builder

21. Building Type or Plan

22. Original Use, if apparent

23. Present Use

25. Owner’s Name & Address, if known

26. Property Acreage

27. Other Surveys in Which Included

30. Foundation Material

31. Wall Construction

33. No. Bays Front

Side

34. Exterior Wall Material(s)

35. Plan Shape

36. Changes (Explain in #42)

37. Window Type(s)

38. Bldg. Dims.

39 Endangered?

40. Chimney Placement

41a. Distance from road

45. Sources of Information

46. Prepared by

47. Organization

48. Date Recorded

49 Revised by

50a. Date Revised50b. Reviewed by

LOR

O.H.I.O. ResourceCenter

09-00-085-105-005

Andrus House; Yocum House; Nord House

OHIOHIST ORICALSOCIETYSINCE 1885

Oberlin

251 Forest

Prairie

1908

Mediterranean

Daniel Reamer (?)

Other

Domestic

Residential/Domestic (single dwelling)

.455

Doud (92)

Brick

Brick

HipModerateSpanish Tile

3

Red Brick, Running BondStucco

L-Shaped

Some Alteration

Double-hung; Other

1 O�-Center

No

O.H.I.O. and H.P.C.

1-30-2000

50 ft. x 39 ft.

Lorain County Courthouse: Lorain County tax records. Oberlin Public Library: Oberlin City Directories. O.H.I.O.Resource Center: Oberlin Historic Preservation Commission Files; Oberlin City Directories; Hi-O-Hi Collection.Blodgett, Geo�rey. Oberlin Architecture College and Town: A Guide to its Social History . Oberlin College, 1985.Oberlin College Library Special Collections: Oberlin City Directories.

Well Maintained

41b.Frontage on road 99 ft.

44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings (see #52)

42. Further Description of Important Interior and Exterior Features

43. History and Signi�cance

This two and one-half story Prairie Style house has many architectural features unusual in Oberlin. The front façadehas near perfect symmetry (with the exception of a two-story side wing that is set back from the front wall). Thehipped roof is covered with Spanish tile and has extended eaves. In the center, a hipped dormer helps to de�ne theline of symmetry above the front door. One over one, double-hung windows are the dominant window type, excepton the �rst story where multipaned casement windows �ank the front porch. In 1996 a new front porch, newwindows and a �at roofed, closed, rear porch made signi�cant changes to the house. The white wood of the frontporch (cont.)

This house, designed by Daniel A. Reamer, was commissioned by Rev. Jonathan Andrus, a Congregationalminister from Massachusetts. Mr. Andrus came to town to educate his children at the college. The Andrus twinsgraduated from the college in 1916 and then went to Johns Hopkins where they earned MD degrees; they receivedhonorary degrees from Oberlin in 1941. In 1917 and 1918, the house was a college rooming house, with Mrs. J.C.Andrus as matron (HI-O-Hi). Rev. Andrus left town in the early 1920s after a decade as director of Downing House,the college in�rmary (Blodgett). (cont.)

This block of Forest Street has turn of the century and early 20th century homes. It is an intact residentialneighborhood. On the north side the college has demolished some homes for dormitories.

Parochial/private education: Higher & Commerce

28. No. of Stories 2 and 1/2

29.Basement? Yes

Explain:

No No

OHIO

No Yes

Site

Building

Public Private24. Ownership

High Style

Elements 32. Roof:TypePitchMaterial

N

2 15 SFront

2 16 NRear

Roll # Exp. # Facing

X

X

X

φ

M. Fedelchak-Harley; J. Heaton; L. Previll

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OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORYOhio Historic Preservation Office567 E. Hudson St. Columbus, Ohio 43211614/297-2470

OHIOHISTORICALSOCIETYSINCE 1885

42. Further Description of Important Interior and Exterior Features (Continued from page 1)

43. History and Significance (Continued from page 1.)

OHIOHISTORICALSOCIETYSINCE 1885

52. Historic Outbuildings and Dependencies

Barn Type(s)

53. Affiliated OAI Site Number(s)

Archaeological Feature: Observed Expected on Basis of Archival Research

Well

Privy

Cistern

Foundation

Structural Rubble

Formal Trash Dump

Other

54. Farmstead Plan

replaced the original Spanish Colonial style stucco hood (see #54). Stucco remains on the second story. The current owners have completed extensiverenovations.

From 1929 through 1942 C. Herbert Yocum, a dry goods merchant and owner of Yocum Brothers at 29-31 West College Street, were listed as occupants ofthe house. In 1956 and 1961 J.A. Ignat, Evan Nord’s brother-in-law, was listed as occupant (City Directories). Then from 1966 to 1978 it was home for Evanand Cindy Nord (Blodgett). Mr. Nord is a retired, prominent, local industrialist, and the couple are well known as local philanthropists.

This house is significant for its association with Oberlin College, Oberlin business and for its association with local philanthropy. Andrus House was listed bythe City of Oberlin as an Oberlin Historic Landmark on May 5, 1997.

OAI Completed?

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

51. Condition of Property

Date

Excellent Ruin

Good/Fair Destroyed/Burned

Deteriorated

X

φ

Corn Crib or Shed

Smoke House

Designed LandscapeFeatures

Summer Kitchen

Spring House

Privy

Silo

Ice House

Garage


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