Richland Trust Building

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Location Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
Coordinates 40°45′31″N82°30′57″W / 40.758611°N 82.515833°W / 40.758611; -82.515833 Coordinates: 40°45′31″N82°30′57″W / 40.758611°N 82.515833°W / 40.758611; -82.515833
Built1929
Architect Althouse & Jones
NRHP reference No. 83002044
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1983

The Richland Trust Building is a historic bank building in downtown Mansfield, Ohio. It was built in 1929 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The 9-story building was designed by Althouse & Jones and was also home to business and law offices as well as a shoe store. [1] It is adorned with angel sculptures. [2] It was built during a building boom in Mansfield and elsewhere that preceded the stock market crash.

Althouse & Jones, a partnership between William L. Althouse and Mr. Herbert S. Jones in Mansfield, [3] also designed the Park Avenue Baptist Church, another building on the National Register.

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References

  1. "Landmarks of Mansfield: The Richland Trust Building". 1812Blockhouse. June 11, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. Timothy Brian McKee (December 1, 2018). "A Field Guide to the Guardians of Downtown Mansfield". Richland Source. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. "William L. Althouse - North Central Ohio Biographies".