Vernon Redding Explained

Vernon Redding
Birth Date:	October 7, 1866
Nationality:	American

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).

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

Notes and References

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