Posted March 15, 200619 yr Had occasion recently to be in both Mount Gilead and Mansfield, and decided to take the camera along on both trips. I doubt that any two Ohio county seat towns could be more different than these two … although they both have their own kind of “charm,” I suppose. So..sit right back and enjoy a quick slice of North-Central Ohio. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ MOUNT GILEAD – The county seat of “beautiful” Morrow County. By the way, if anyone wants to hear my Morrow County divorce joke, please let me know. The “hub” of Morrow County – the well-known Monument in the center of town (a gift to the county for having the highest per capita subscription for World War I bonds or some such).... Masonic Temple on the Square On the Square Shots of the Capitol Theater building – This place is a great place to see a movie, by the way. It is tiny, has a painted pressed tin ceiling, has great popcorn, and is usually a buck or two less than “regular” theaters. A couple of standard courthouse pics… Original Mount Gilead Library (its new counterpart is next door; this one is way cuter)... Trimble House – now owned by the Mayor of Mount Gilead Closing with a shot of the Monument.. ___________________________________________________________________________ MANSFIELD - OK .. now on to beautiful downtown Mansfield. First, a stop at Oak Hill Cottage – this is an amazing restored 1847 Gothic Revival house overlooking downtown.. Former Ohio Brass HQ on the north side of downtown, now the Brass Office Center… Shots of the Carrousel District, Mansfield’s award-winning downtown revitalization district (sorry for sounding like the Convention & Visitors Bureau)... The world-famous (OK, North Central Ohio-famous) Coney Island. One of my favs – the Hancock-Dow Building (stone front)… Only a few more… The former Westinghouse factory on the east side of downtown… this is just one of several interlocking structures… Closing with a few shots on the Square… first, the former Reed’s Department Store, now home to a gourmet cooking shop and restaurant (Sweet Basil Eatery). If you're so inclined, the local television cooking show from Sweet Basil can be viewed online! Detail… Ciao!
March 15, 200619 yr Fantastic! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 15, 200619 yr As a (former) long time Morrow County resident (family has lived in Peru Twp since '83), I'm game. P.S. You need to do an Iberia & Martel set. :wink:
March 15, 200619 yr That Westinghouse plant is mentioned in the old WPA Ohio Guide, which is interesting given the very modernist architecture of the place, using band windows and no ornamentation. If this is the same plant that could be one of the very first true modern buildings in Ohio, dating from the 1930s.
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