Oak Hill Cottage

Oak Hill Cottage Museum house in Mansfield, Ohio, Open April through Dec. Sundays, 2pm - 5pm, and by appointment operated by the Richland County Historical Society.

Built in 1847 during the Romantic Revival Period. Gothic Revival architecture.

Enjoy this photo book of Mansfield West End Parks with “sightly and unsightly views”. These photographs were captured by...
05/29/2026

Enjoy this photo book of Mansfield West End Parks with “sightly and unsightly views”. These photographs were captured by Geo. Sowers in 1938.

Unrelated to Oak Hill, here is a monument dedicated to Johnny Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, in Mansfield, Ohi...
05/26/2026

Unrelated to Oak Hill, here is a monument dedicated to Johnny Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, in Mansfield, Ohio. This monument was dedicated on September 26th, 1953 on by the Richland County Historical Society on Johnny Appleseed Day. Appleseed planted acres of apple orchards along the western frontier, helping bring varieties to the apples that were used. You can view this monument in South Park near the blockhouse!

A waist-length blue wool jacket worn by one of the Jones girls of Oak Hill Cottage! This jacket has hot pink trim at fro...
05/25/2026

A waist-length blue wool jacket worn by one of the Jones girls of Oak Hill Cottage! This jacket has hot pink trim at front and on sleeves. The collar is red and stands up and black satin at the waist. What a beauty!

A postcard with a beautifully drawn photo of Oak Hill Cottage in Mansfield, Ohio. Oak Hill Cottage is Mansfield’s meticu...
05/22/2026

A postcard with a beautifully drawn photo of Oak Hill Cottage in Mansfield, Ohio. Oak Hill Cottage is Mansfield’s meticulously restored and preserved Gothic Revival landmark. It was featured with interior and exterior photos in a county atlas in 1896. It was also highlighted in “The Green Bay Tree” by Louis Bromfield.
It was built in 1847 by John Riley Robinson. Dr. Jones purchased the home in 1864. All the furniture and artifacts in the house now once belonged to the Jones family.
You can view this beautiful home any Sunday from 2pm-5pm!

Unrelated to Oak Hill Cottage, here is an old photograph of the Richland Country Courthouse. This photograph dates from ...
05/20/2026

Unrelated to Oak Hill Cottage, here is an old photograph of the Richland Country Courthouse. This photograph dates from 1910. Interestingly, this was not the first courthouse that Richland County had. It was the fourth. In total, there have been five courthouses, the first built in 1812, the second in 1816, the third in 1827, the fourth in 1873, and the fifth in 1968.

This is an indexed map of Lake Minnesota from 1927. According to the writing on this map, Leile Jones of Oak Hill and he...
05/18/2026

This is an indexed map of Lake Minnesota from 1927. According to the writing on this map, Leile Jones of Oak Hill and her husband, Frank Barrett, owned a cottage on Harrison Bay. Not much is known about this “cottage” they had at that time there, but it is interesting to see the maps that Leile kept and the little notes she wrote on them, giving us a slight glimpse into her life.

Make sure you visit Oak Hill this Sunday from 2pm-5pm to hear intriguing stories about the owners of the cottage and vie...
05/15/2026

Make sure you visit Oak Hill this Sunday from 2pm-5pm to hear intriguing stories about the owners of the cottage and view the beautiful furniture and artifacts that once belonged to the Jones family!

A day in the life of Leile Jones on May 13th, 1909 in her words: “Kitchen screen cleaned so to-day more kitchen and dinn...
05/13/2026

A day in the life of Leile Jones on May 13th, 1909 in her words: “Kitchen screen cleaned so to-day more kitchen and dinning room a thorough cleaning - Dishes and dinner (helped with break. And had fine supper - Prince brought mushrooms) - Stanley took mother and me to see Edith Tale in “Poly of the Circus” Love it well.” A lot of Leile’s mornings consisted of her cleaning and helping with cooking, especially breakfast, which she called “break”. Her afternoons and evenings were her highlights of the day. She hung out with her friends and boyfriend at the time, Stanley, and went to plays, dances, or games of Bridge.

This sign belonged to Dr. Jones of Oak Hill Cottage for his New York medical institute. It has black and brown smaltz ba...
05/11/2026

This sign belonged to Dr. Jones of Oak Hill Cottage for his New York medical institute. It has black and brown smaltz background with gold letters that read: “Dr. Jones’s 47 Eye & Ear Institution.” You can view this artifact in the summer kitchen at Oak Hill Cottage on any Sunday from 2pm-5pm!

A photograph of Ida Jones with her two children, Kathleen and Ruth Elliot. In 1886, Ida married Lucius Elliott of Racine...
05/08/2026

A photograph of Ida Jones with her two children, Kathleen and Ruth Elliot.
In 1886, Ida married Lucius Elliott of Racine, Wisconsin. It was probably the most elaborate wedding in Mansfield of the era. They had two daughters together: Kathleen and Ruth. Kathleen was the oldest daughter, born in 1888. When she was twenty-three, she was chosen as one of the two most beautiful women in American. Kathleen married Burton Robinson and had two children with him.
Ruth, the second daughter, was born in 1891. She married Eugene Grimm.

Address

310 Springmill Street
Mansfield, OH
44903

Opening Hours

2pm - 5pm

Telephone

+14195241765

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