This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. With the demolition of the Westinghouse property, we thought readers might like to revisit this piece.
At its height of vitality in Mansfield the Westinghouse plant covered 42.7 acres between Third Street and Sixth Street.
Until very recently, most of that square footage was merely naked concrete slab. But one piece of the manufacturing complex that stood until the most recent demolition was the Office Building.
Built in the 1930s, the Office was connected to the factory by way of a hallway bridge over Fourth Street.
Its streamlined and angular appearance was very futuristic in that decade, and inspired great promise of a wonderful new consumer-driven era of cutting-edge home appliances for America.
