Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2015.
MANSFIELD — Certainly, no one living remembers Dr. Craig, but nearly everyone in town knows his home, and many remember it in different ways.
The home, at the corner of Third and Mulberry, was built in 1890 of handmade bricks in a style that combined qualities from both Victorian and Queen Anne architecture.
When Dr. Craig died in 1918 his house remained a residence until the 1940s when it began a professional career housing sequentially a number of businesses, including a prominent insurance agency.
Since 1978 Dr. Craig’s landmark has been the home of the Chamber of Commerce, currently named Richland Area Chamber of Commerce.
Stereopticon view from the collection of Phil Stoodt; Atlas view courtesy of Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, Sherman Room; 1964 photo appears through the generosity of Eileen Wolford.
