Built in 1812 in Central Park for protection against Native American attack during the War of 1812, Mansfield's blockhouse was renovated in 1813 by Luther Coe for $48 to house the town's first courthouse and jail. Sold at auction in 1816 to James Curren for $56.40, it was moved to lot 168 on Virgin Alley off 2nd Street. Bought by the City of Mansfield in 1906 for $225 to be reconstructed for Mansfield's Centennial in 1918, it was sledded in two parts to South Park on February 19, 1909, after an ice storm and used as city storage for 20 years, then rebuilt on the South Courthouse lawn. In 1938, fire burned much of the lower crib interior, and the Boy Scouts restored it after raising $300 in donations. Stabilization began in 1963 with replacement of several rotting lower logs and rebuilding of the foundation, the foundation was stabilized again in 1979, major repairs and remodeling were completed in 1983 for Mansfield's 175th Anniversary, and a total restoration was completed in 2007 for Mansfield's Bicentennial, when the structure was dismantled, assessed, historically restored, and moved 80 feet east to its current location and fifth home.