Massillon, Ohio

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 presentedin a most enjoyable manner.
Tours and Luncheons

Spring Hill is open for tours from 1:00 to 4:00 all season. Days of operation:
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday during June, July and August.
Open Saturday and Sunday during September and October.

Plan to arrive before 3:00 to be assured of a complete visit.

Tour groups of 10 or more, and tour/luncheon groups of 15 or more, can be accommodated April - October by special arrangement. Groups may also schedule private parties, showers, and picnics.

Special events are scheduled throughout the season.  See our calendar.

 Admission

Adults $5.00
students ages 6-17 $3.00

 
                      
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 Tours 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.  Fugitive slaves were hidden in the upper story of the house.

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.

Wig and false teeth drawers, a bee room, the "secret" stairway, and a tiny children's playroom are among the favorite features.  The bake-oven in the basement family kitchen is one of the few originals operable in Ohio.

Outdoor tours include a springhouse, a smoke house, woolhouse, and milkhouse.  Old-fashioned gardens and a nature path through the woods add to the country atmosphere.  Picnic tables are available.

A Spring Hill Tale:
The Victorian double bed in the downstairs bedroom has always been referred to as "the bed William Henry Harrison slept in." When he was a Whig candidate for president in 1840, Harrison traveled the canal to Navarre, where he was met by James Duncan. He stayed at the Spring Hill and spoke in Massillon and West Brookfield before going to Canton by stagecoach.

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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