Vernon Redding

Vernon Redding (October 7, 1866 – ?) was an architect in Mansfield, Ohio.^[1][2][3] He designed the Ashland County Courthouse (Ohio), Huron County Courthouse and Jail (1913) and one or more buildings in Center Street Historic District (Ashland, Ohio). He also designed Mansfield's Carnegie library built in 1908.^[4] Several buildings he designed are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Vernon Redding
Born	October 7, 1866 - December 22, 1939
Nationality	American
Occupation	Architect

Herbert S. Jones and William L. Althouse, who went on to form Althouse & Jones, began their careers working for Redding.^[5][6]

Work

• A. C. Edmondson Residence at 297 Mt. Vernon Avenue in Marion, Ohio.^[7]
• Adam Howard House at 230 South Boston Street in Galion, Ohio. NRHP listed
• Citizens Bank of Shelby, 1911 29 W Main St in Shelby, OH^[8]
• City Hall and Opera House, 156 N. Water St. in Loudonville, Ohio. NRHP listed
• May Realty Building at 22-32 South Park Street in Mansfield. NRHP listed
• Ohio Power Company building at 604 Main Street in Zanesville, Ohio. NRHP listed
• Mansfield Savings Bank building^[9] NRHP listed
• 2-story brick business block in Loudenville^[10]
• Ohio Theatre in Loudonville^[11] NRHP listed
• Farmers Bank Building, now Chase Bank
• Leland Hotel, formerly the tallest building in Mansfield (demolished in 1976)^[12][13]
• Barrington Building^[14]
• The Rigby House^[15] NRHP listed
• Balgreen Farm house on Marion Avenue Road^[15]
• The Kern House^[16]
• Central United Methodist
• Mansfield General Hospital
• Clubhouse at Westbrook^[17]
• Ashland County Courthouse at W. 2nd St. in Ashland, Ohio. NRHP listed
• Huron County Courthouse and Jail on E. Main St. and Benedict Avenue in Norwalk, Ohio. NRHP listed.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Richland County, Ohio

References

1. "The Ohio Architect and Builder". Cleveland Engineering Society. November 24, 1907 – via Google Books.
2. "Vernon Redding - North Central Ohio Biographies". www.onlinebiographies.info.
3. Trombly, Monroe. "Much of downtown Mansfield now on National Register of Historic Places". Mansfield News Journal.
4. Library, Mansfield Richland County Public. "Library History & Timeline". www.mrcpl.org.
5. "Herbert S. Jones - North Central Ohio Biographies". www.onlinebiographies.info.
6. "William L. Althouse - North Central Ohio Biographies". www.onlinebiographies.info.
7. "The A. C. Edmondson Residence".
8. "Landmarks Of Richland: Citizens Bank, Shelby | 1812Blockhouse". 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
9. "American Architect and Architecture". The American Architect. November 24, 1912 – via Google Books.
10. "Ohio Architect and Builder". November 24, 1904 – via Google Books.
11. "Loudonville". Heritage Ohio.
12. "Native Son: Shadow of the Leland Hotel". Richland Source. December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
13. "The Mansfield-Leland Hotel". Richland Source. February 14, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
14. "Landmarks of Mansfield: Mechanics Bank Building". June 21, 2018.
15. "Landmarks Of Mansfield: The Rigby House". December 24, 2018.
16. "Landmarks of Mansfield: The Kern House". October 4, 2019.
17. McKee, Timothy Brian (March 2, 2007). Mansfield. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738550923 – via Google Books.