National Register of Historic Places

Kingwood Center (Additional Documentation)

Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio
Listed
November 7, 1976
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
76001523

About this property

The Kingwood Center Gardens is a historic 47-acre (190,000 m2) 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. He led Ohio Brass into new ventures, particularly the manufacture of electrical fittings for railroads and trolleys. Mr. King was responsible for much of the company's success and he eventually became president and chairman of the Board of Ohio Brass. Mr. King was married and divorced twice, and had no children.( The 1928 Architectural Record (Vol. LXIII, No.6, P.86) shows a floorplan of the house with a clear indication of "Son's Bedroom.") The house and grounds were built in 1926 for King and his second wife, Luise, with grounds designed by Cleveland landscape architecture firm Pitkin and Mott. One year after his death in 1952, the 47-acre estate opened as a public garden to a private foundation that continues to operate Kingwood Center today. On November 7, 1976, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

900 Park Ave. West
Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio
40.76077, -82.54679

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Kingwood Center (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976.

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Kingwood Center (Additional Documentation) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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