Malabar Inn

In 1819, David Schrack immigrated from Pennsylvania to Richland County, Ohio, where he and his wife Elizabeth established a farm, a mill, and a family of fourteen children. To accommodate their growing family, the Schracks constructed a large brick house. When Louis Bromfield and his family left France in 1938, they looked to Ohio as a foundation on which to build a new future. He consolidated several small Richland County properties, restored the soil and environment, and used the land to showcase conservation techniques. The brick house found a new life as a home for workers constructing the Big House. Bromfield planned to convert it to a restaurant, but he died before he could undertake this project. Traditions of building construction and appearance were brought into Ohio from Europe and the East Coast, and Georgian and Federal styles influenced the Malabar Inn's architectural details, including its window pattern, fireplace and chimney locations, side-gabled roof, symmetrical facade with central door, and detailing around its door and windows. The Malabar Inn still serves as a link between European traditions, early Ohio settlers, and modern uses of historical buildings.

Ohio · United States