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📜 History & landmarks · Landmark and historical building

Mansfield Reformatory

A landmark on Reformatory Rd. The nearest other place is 3 min walk away. One of 27 history & landmarks in Mansfield.

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On the National Register since 1983

Ohio State Reformatory

Ohio State Reformatory

Ohio State Reformatory was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 14, 1983. It is significant for its politics, architecture and social history at the state level. Its architecture is described as Romanesque and Gothic.

The Ohio State Reformatory (OSR), also known as the Mansfield Reformatory, is a historic prison located in Mansfield, Ohio in the United States. It was built between 1886 and 1910 and remained in operation until 1990, when a United States Federal Court ruling (the 'Boyd Consent Decree') ordered the facility to be closed. While this facility was seen in a number of films (including several while the facility was stil…

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100 Reformatory Rd

The nearest neighbor is North Central Ohio Industrial Museum, 3 min walk away.

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Address100 Reformatory Rd · 44905-1208
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Address
100 Reformatory Rd
Hours
Not set
Phone
(419) 522-2644
Website
http://www.mrps.org
Status
Open

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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