The Stone Block is one of the finest buildings in the City of Massillon due to its age, design, and unique structure. The sandstone blocks used in its construction are beveled and stacked without mortar, an unusual technique for the area. It was constructed in 1843 with simple gabled roofs, updated in the 1870s with new mansards.

The building sits at the edge of the Quarter, the proposed name for the city’s new Arts District. A former Masonic Lodge, the building will be reinvigorated with a refreshing new design, as the new owner indends to re-purpose it as a diverse complex of entertainment, brimming with a micro-brewery, a restaurant for fine dining and adjoining tavern, a banquet hall, and a comedy club with a classic stage first used at the time of the building’s inception.

Our task entailed full design of the facility, but our initial program included envisioning and portraying a new west elevation and plaza, with pavers, ground patterns, plantings and foliage, well-appointed with furnishings and lighting.