Massillon, Ohio is host to Spring Hill Historic Home, an 1820's rural home once a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Visitors are welcomed to take an intimate view of history presented in a most enjoyable manner.
Tours and Luncheons

Click here for the new site or visit http://www.springhillhistorichome.org. Tours:
June-August
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
1:00, 2:00, 3:00pm

September-October
Saturday, Sunday
1:00, 2:00, 3:00pm

Admission:
Seniors $4.00 (65 yrs and over)
Adults $5.00
Students $4.00 (ages 6-18)
Children FREE (under 6 yrs)

Luncheons:
Groups of fifteen or more can enjoy a catered luncheon served in the parlor. Cost is $13 per person. Available April through October. Call 330.833.6749 to arrange.

 

2008 Calendar

Download our calendar

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser
Mar 13

Easter Egg Hunt
Mar 22 (*)

Mother's Day Tea
May 10 (*)

Juneteenth Celebration Underground Railroad Re-enactment and Open to Public
Jun 8 1:00P-5:00P(*$)
See the flyer

Members' Ladies' Luncheon
Jun 20(*$)

Herb Luncheon - Open to Public
Sept 13 (*$)

Harvest Festival
October 5($)

Christmas Reception
December 7 (Members only)

* indicates reservations required
$ indicates there is a cost

Location
1401 Spring Hill Lane, NE
Massillon, Ohio  44646
330-833-6749
springhill1821@sssnet.com
Located one mile east of State Route 21 on State Route 241 (Wales Road) near the intersection of Lake Avenue in northeast Massillon. Here's a MAP.
History

Spring Hill Historic Home is an 1820's rural home complete with furnishings collected over the decades by Quakers Thomas and Charity Rotch, who built the house, and by three generations of the Wales family who later lived there.

Thomas Rotch brought his flock of 400 Merino sheep to Spring Hill in 1811.  He founded the nearby town of Kendal, which has become partof Massillon, Ohio.  Charity started an early vocational school near their home.

The home was a station on the Underground Railroad.  Visit www.ohiomemory.org to read letters by Thomas and Charity Rotch describing the visits of fugitive slaves to their farm.

The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, and we are recognized by the Friends of Freedom Society/Ohio Underground Railroad Association.

Several original outbuildings remain on the farm, including a springhouse, a smoke house, woolhouse, and milkhouse.  Picnic tables are available.

Links to Some other Area Attractions:

Massillon Museum
Massillon Proud
Stark County Convention and Visitors' Bureau
Connect Ohio
Ohio Tourism
Spring Hill is owned and operated by Spring Hill Historic Home, Inc. through the support of admission fees, memberships, private funding and grants. Volunteers are always needed. To become a member or to volunteer, call Spring Hill at 330-833-6749 or email, springhill1821@sssnet.com.
Last modified: 04.23.08

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