Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield

Name: Ohio State Reformatory
Address: 100 Reformatory Rd, Mansfield, 44905, United States
Telephone: (419) 522-2644

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The Ohio State Reformatory, 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 ordered the facility to be closed. While this facility was seen in a number of films, TV shows and music videos, it was made famous by the film The Shawshank Redemption when it was used for most scenes of the movie. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1886 (138 years ago)Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 40°47'1"N, 82°30'10"W

Address

100 Reformatory RdMansfield 44905 United States

Contact

(419) 522-2644

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Day trips

Ohio State Reformatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Richland Mall, Mansfield Motorsports Park, Memorial Museum, Kingwood Center.

4.9 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Richland Mall, Ontario
125 min walk • Richland Mall is a shopping mall in Ontario, Ohio, near the city of Mansfield, Ohio. The mall opened in 1969. The anchor stores are Avita Ontario Hospital and JCPenney. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Sears and Macy's. It is managed by Madison Marquette.
2 miN
Sport venue, Sport
Mansfield Motorsports Park, Mansfield
50 min walk • Mansfield Motor Speedway was a 0.44 mile dirt track located in Mansfield, Ohio, United States.
1.9 miSW
Museum
Memorial Museum, Mansfield
48 min walk • The Mansfield Memorial Museum, originally Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, is in downtown Mansfield, Ohio. It was founded in 1887 and opened to the public in 1889 as the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall.
2.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Kingwood Center, Mansfield
74 min walk • The Kingwood Center Gardens is a historic 47-acre site with a house, Kingwood Hall, gardens and greenhouses located in Mansfield, Ohio. Mr. Charles Kelley King began making his fortune when he was hired by the Ohio Brass Company as its first electrical engineer in 1893.
1.3 miSW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Oak Hill Cottage, Mansfield
35 min walk • Oak Hill Cottage, built in 1847 by John Robinson, superintendent of the Sandusky, Mansfield, and Newark Railroad, is an historic Gothic Revival brick house with Carpenter Gothic ornamentation located at 310 Springmill Street in Mansfield, Ohio, in the United States.
3.3 miSW
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield
83 min walk • The Mansfield Art Center is an art center in the Woodland neighborhood of Mansfield, Ohio, United States. The art center is operated by the Mansfield Fine Arts Guild, which was founded as a non-profit arts organization in 1945.
2 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Peter's Church, Mansfield
52 min walk • St. Peters Church is an historic Catholic church that is located at 60 S. Mulberry Street in Mansfield, Ohio. It was built in 1911 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The church falls under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo, whose current bishop is the Most Reverend Daniel Thomas.
1.9 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Renaissance Theatre, Mansfield
50 min walk • The Renaissance Theatre, previously known as the Ohio Theatre, is a restored movie palace-type theater located at 138 Park Ave. W in Mansfield, Ohio. The 1,402-seat theater opened on January 18, 1928, as the Ohio Theatre and serves today as the largest performing arts center in North-Central Ohio.
2.2 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Central United Methodist Church, Mansfield
56 min walk • Central United Methodist Church is a historic church in Mansfield, Ohio. It was built in 1910 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
2.1 miSW
Church
Park Avenue Baptist Church, Mansfield
53 min walk • Park Avenue Baptist Church is a historic church at 296 Park Ave. West in Mansfield, Ohio. It was built in 1928 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
4.2 miW
Universities and schools
Ohio State University at Mansfield, Mansfield
107 min walk • The Ohio State University at Mansfield is a satellite campus of Ohio State University in Mansfield, Ohio. It was founded in 1958 as a land-grant college and occupies a 644-acre campus that is shared with North Central State College.