4470 Stimson Road
Norton OH 44203
p) 330.331.7239
- an 18-acre site with 250,000 square feet of building, used as a penitentiary from 1885 to late 1980s in Mansfield, Ohio
- listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992
- lead base paint remediated throughout facility in 2014
- project funds obtained through private donations; various fund raisers; operations from Halloween and ghost hunt activities; and City of Mansfield’s Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
- redevelopment activities have made this site into a nation-wide community interest point; facility for special events; and the future home of the Ohio Penitentiary Museum
"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through." - Roslyn Carter
Projects page still under construction.