Talk:Ohio State Reformatory

WWE Poster
I added a bit about the ad they shot here, I thought it was worth mentioning. I have no idea if I should site the poster itself as a source or not, plus I frankly don't know how. If anyone wants to do something with it, here's a link: http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/650/wwejudgmentday2008wpey9.jpg 75.179.3.77 (talk) 08:10, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

History section addition project feedback
A. I am taking a history class and looking to add to the Ohio State Reformatory page pre-1900 area to beef up the history. Any information or feedback would be helpful.

B. Things I’ve discovered. In 1849 a cholera epidemic hit the reformatory killing 121 inmates. The prison was built for 1500 prisoners, but was always overcrowded and known for its poor conditions. On one occasion 120 prisoners were confined to the “hole” following a riot which only had 20 rooms to hold them. A prisoner was found dead during the punishment. It was built on the site of a former Civil War camp, Camp Mordecai Bartley. Chris Meeting — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101300mackensi (talk • contribs) 19:56, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

History section addition project feedback
I am a student currently registered at North Central State College as a sophomore. I am enrolled in a History course titled "American Culture and history to 1877" and was assigned a project to expand pre-1900s history on an article of my choice. The revisions for my article are due by October 13, 2014 by 11p.m. Constructive feedback from any interested members of the Wikipedia community are welcome and appreciated. Below this paragraph you will notice some of the research I have conducted so far for my project. I plan to continue researching for more information and to ultimately improve the pre-1900s history of the Ohio State Reformatory.

Early History 1861- "The long history of OSR began in 1861, when the field where it would be built was used as a training camp for Civil War soldiers" (Forgottenoh). The camp's name had significant meaning to Ohio and was honored. "It was named Camp Mordecai Bartley to honor the                 Mansfield man who served as Ohio governor in the 1840s (Forgottenoh)." 1867- Mansfield was promoted as a candidate for the placement of the new Intermediate Penitentiary. "The Intermediate was intended as just                that a halfway point between the Boys Industrial School in Lancaster and the State Penitentiary in Columbus (Forgottenoh)." The housing united was intended to house 'young first-time offenders.' 1886- Levi T. Scofield, designed the Ohio State Reformatory in which he used three architectural styles; Victorian Gothic, Richardsonian Romanesque and Queen Anne. Levi T. Scofield designed the reformatory with these unique styles to help encourage inmates to be reborn back into their "spiritual lives." 1896- In September the reformatory opened its doors to 150 offenders. "The first 150 prisoners were brought by train from Columbus and put                immediately to work on the prison sewer system and the 25-foot stone wall that surrounded the complex" (Forgottenoh). 1910- It wasn't until 1910 that the building was completely finished. Today Ohio State Reformatory houses the world's largest free-standing cell block six tiers high.

Sources

-JamesKilgore (talk) 3:00, 26 September 2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 52rey (talk • contribs)

Film & TV
If nobody has a citation for House episodes filmed here I'll remove it as it is not included on the location's official lists - I believe this has been confused with external shots filmed at the former Greystone Psychiatric Hospital. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A04:B2C2:1017:5800:381C:684A:254F:A37D (talk) 17:53, 29 March 2018 (UTC)