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History
The Bissman Building was built in 1886 on the north side of downtown Mansfield Ohio, which in later years was known as the "Bissman Block". The foundation of the building was constructed from the same stone used in the "Ohio State Reformatory" also in Mansfield Ohio.

In The Movies & on TV
The Bissman Building was used in the making of "Shawshank Redemption". The Bissman Building was the site of the external scenes of the "Brewer Hotel", the half way house in which Brooks and Red where released to after leaving prison. The internal images were of "The Portland Daily Bugle". The building has a few seconds of fame in a clip from the Sci-Fi channels "Ghosthunters" when investigating "The Ohio State Reformatory". The 2008 movie, "The Dead Matter" was also filmed inside the location, including all the apartment scenes.

Ghosts
The Bissman Building is known to have paranormal activity. This in the past few years have been documented by Ellis Byrd and Nicole Wallace of the "Gussethunters Paranormal" out of Columbus Ohio. There has been reports of "shadowmen" working on the third floor, voices and black mist moving around the floors.

Future
The Bissman Building is an available site for the movie and TV industry. A local tv documentary is to be filmed there. Ghost Tours are under way and run from April to Nov.