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
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