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Wooster housing: Victorian home restored to provide affordable options


WOOSTER - The moment he stepped into the 19th century Victorian home, Stan Popp knew he wanted to buy it. Not for himself, but to provide six families with an affordable place to live in a town lacking such accommodations.
“We went up and I walked into that house and before we got through the house I said, ‘I want this house. I want this house,’” said Popp, the executive director of the Wayne Metropolitan Housing Authority.
Popp wasn’t originally sold on the idea. The agency’s Realtor called the director and asked him if he’d be interested in looking at a house on East Bowman Street. At first, he pictured the homes on the south side of the street, a few of which have seen better days.  ....

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