The mansion currently sits on the property of the Southeastern Correctional Complex along B.I.S. Road.
According to a classified ad that ran in the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, the SCC is looking to demolish the building at no cost.
Business Administrator Chuck Ressley said the SCC has no use for the building, which is currently in disarray. There was no reason to put money into that, Ressley said. We tried to get the historical society to take it over. Due to the expense of it, it would ve been several million dollars to get that building up to par, and then what do we use it for?
LANCASTER - More than 1,000 photos from the historical Boys Industrial School have recently been made public and can be accessed via the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
According to the Fairfield County Heritage Association, the process in scanning and archiving materials from B.I.S. was made possible via grant funding from the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB), which was awarded in mid-2019.
Former records manager Kady Wolfe started the process archiving materials, while current office manager Debbie Henry picked up the project after Wolfe moved on to another job, according to the FCHA. Marketing Director Mary Lawrence and Executive Director Tammy Drobina assisted in the process.