Save the historic Massillon Psychiatric Superintendents building.
Save the historic Massillon Psychiatric Superintendents building.
The Issue
The former Massillon Psychiatric Hospital’s Superintendents building is being studied for future use or demolition. This building is incredible and could definitely be a tourist attraction like the Kingswood mansion in Mansfield or Stan Hywet. Gardens could be renovated. Art could be displayed. History and those stories could be told. Please don’t let this building be destroyed. It is one of the last remaining buildings of the former campus.
Amy L. Knapp The Independent. The state is paying for a study of the former Massillon State Hospital psychiatrist superintendent's residence located on the Heartland Behavioral Healthcare campus, 3000 Erie St. S. The 125-year-old building served as a residence from 1897 to 1984.
MASSILLON – The state is paying for a study to see whether the former psychiatric superintendent's residence at the Heartland Behavioral Healthcare campus should be razed or renovated.
The Ohio Controlling Board last week released $26,300 for the study of the mansion, which is currently not occupied and has not been used since around 2007.
Four Points Architectural Services of Summit County will determine the overall health of the building and if it is possible to renovate the structure, said Angelika McClelland, deputy director of public affairs for the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Four Points is an Ohio Facilities Construction Commission pre-approved consultant, she added.
The 10,000-square-foot, three-story building was completed in 1897. It was designed by Yost and Packard Architects of Columbus. From 1897 to 1984, it served as the residence of the superintendent of the Massillon State Hospital.
The building is also known as the McKinley Mansion, named after President (then governor) William McKinley, who was one of the founders of the Eastern Ohio Insane Asylum which later became the state hospital.
It is not clear what the building could be used for if consultants determine it can be saved.
In an announcement about the funding, state Rep. Scott Oelslager, R-North Canton, said it is important to keep mental and behavioral health care facilities up to date.
"Every Ohioan must receive the best care possible whether they’re experiencing a physical or mental ailment,” he said.
Heartland Behavioral Healthcare was founded in 1898 and provides inpatient care for acutely mentally ill adults from northeastern Ohio.
The Issue
The former Massillon Psychiatric Hospital’s Superintendents building is being studied for future use or demolition. This building is incredible and could definitely be a tourist attraction like the Kingswood mansion in Mansfield or Stan Hywet. Gardens could be renovated. Art could be displayed. History and those stories could be told. Please don’t let this building be destroyed. It is one of the last remaining buildings of the former campus.
Amy L. Knapp The Independent. The state is paying for a study of the former Massillon State Hospital psychiatrist superintendent's residence located on the Heartland Behavioral Healthcare campus, 3000 Erie St. S. The 125-year-old building served as a residence from 1897 to 1984.
MASSILLON – The state is paying for a study to see whether the former psychiatric superintendent's residence at the Heartland Behavioral Healthcare campus should be razed or renovated.
The Ohio Controlling Board last week released $26,300 for the study of the mansion, which is currently not occupied and has not been used since around 2007.
Four Points Architectural Services of Summit County will determine the overall health of the building and if it is possible to renovate the structure, said Angelika McClelland, deputy director of public affairs for the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Four Points is an Ohio Facilities Construction Commission pre-approved consultant, she added.
The 10,000-square-foot, three-story building was completed in 1897. It was designed by Yost and Packard Architects of Columbus. From 1897 to 1984, it served as the residence of the superintendent of the Massillon State Hospital.
The building is also known as the McKinley Mansion, named after President (then governor) William McKinley, who was one of the founders of the Eastern Ohio Insane Asylum which later became the state hospital.
It is not clear what the building could be used for if consultants determine it can be saved.
In an announcement about the funding, state Rep. Scott Oelslager, R-North Canton, said it is important to keep mental and behavioral health care facilities up to date.
"Every Ohioan must receive the best care possible whether they’re experiencing a physical or mental ailment,” he said.
Heartland Behavioral Healthcare was founded in 1898 and provides inpatient care for acutely mentally ill adults from northeastern Ohio.
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Petition created on February 23, 2022