Wooster in Wayne County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

First House Built in Wooster

Photographed by Raquel Mack, December 21, 2025

1. First House Built in Wooster Marker

Inscription. This tablet marks the first house built in Wooster by John Larwill in 1808

Erected 1926 by Wooster-Wayne Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.

Location. 40° 47.924′ N, 81° 56.236′ W. Marker is in Wooster, Ohio, in Wayne County. It can be reached from East Liberty Street (Ohio Route 302) 0.1 miles west of North Bever Street, on the right when traveling west. The plaque can be seen from the parking lot west of the Sherwin-Williams store. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 242 E Liberty St, Wooster OH 44691, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country

and in Greater Cleveland.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wayne County Soldier’s Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Twenty Pounder Parrott Guns (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Savings Stamps (approx. 0.2 miles away); United States Of America • Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (approx. 0.2 miles away); H. Freedlander Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); General David Wooster

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Harvey Howard House / Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Early conflict between Sandusky Lenape and Pennsylvania militia (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wooster.

Also see . . . Additional information related to this marker is provided at the Wooster Digital History Project. (Submitted on December 24, 2025, by Raquel Mack of Oberlin, Ohio.)

View of the marker from the parking lot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Raquel Mack, December 21, 2025

2. View of the marker from the parking lot

View from E Liberty Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Raquel Mack, December 21, 2025

3. View from E Liberty Street

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2025, by Raquel Mack of Oberlin, Ohio. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 21, 2025, by Raquel Mack of Oberlin, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.