This house was the residence of Fred Orr. It was built in 1911, and was designed by Charles F. Owsley. The house is approximately 3,552 square feet in area and has a total of fifteen rooms including four bathrooms and eleven bedrooms. Although the county auditor's site specifies that the house is two stories, the attic is most likely finished space.
In 1987 the house was purchased by a local man who converted it into a nursing care facility and operated it as such for a number of years. Due to tax liens and other financial problems, the nursing home went out of business and the house has stood vacant ever since.
Fred M. Orr, of the undertaking and embalming firm of John S. Orr & son, leading undertakers at Youngstown, was born here on March 6, 1874, and is a son of John S. Orr, who has conducted an undertaking business here since 1870.
He was reared at Youngstown and was educated here and at Peekskill Academy, on the Hudson river, spending one year in The Rayen School and graduating at Peekskill in 1892. He is a well qualified man in his business, being a graduate both of the Champion and the Massachusetts Colleges of Embalming. He became a partner with his father in 1900. The firm is well equipped for all possible demands that could be made on them, in their line. On Octover 7, 1902, Mr. Orr was married to Harriet L. Sims, of Youngstown, who is a sister of Superintendent Sims, of the City Hospital. They have one child, Sarah Montgomery. Mr. Orr belongs to a number of business organizations and social societies. He is quite prominent in Masonry, being a member of Western Star Lodge, No. 21, A.F & A.M.; Youngstown Chapter, No. 9; St. John's Comandery, No. 20; Hiram Lodge of Perfection, all of Youngstown; also of the Lake Erie Consistory of Cleveland; Al Koran Temple of the Mystic Shrine, Cleveland; and Warren Council, of Warren, Ohio. He belongs also to the Elks, the Odd Fellows and the Protected Home Circle, and is a member of the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce.