{"id":8,"date":"2015-11-10T20:58:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T20:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.friendlyhouseonline.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-02-12T21:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:48:55","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/friendlyhouseonline.com\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A BRIEF HISTORY OF FRIENDLY HOUSE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1894\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Initial beginning of settlement movement in Mansfield known as the \u201cPeoples Mission\u201d.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1912\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mission reorganized as the \u201cFriendly House Association\u201d and located at 280 N. Main St.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1915\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Friendly House provides the first free playground in Mansfield.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1918\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Friendly House provides the first free kindergarten in Mansfield.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1920\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Friendly House becomes one of the original charter members of the Community Fund (now the United Way of Richland County)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1922\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0First English lessons for new Americans in Mansfield given at the Friendly House.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1925\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0First free baby clinic initiated at Friendly House.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1931-1972\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Director Russell Gimbel and Co-Director Mary Gimbel, called \u201cMr. and Mrs. Friendly House\u201d, devoted their lives to the community center.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1940\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Gift of Hull Road property becomes the original Hidden Hollow Camp.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1948-1949\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Construction and opening of present Friendly House on North Mulberry Street.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1950\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Establishment of permanent Day Care Center.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1951\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Gift and establishment of Hanna Road area playground.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1952\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0First Golden Age Club in city organized at Friendly House.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1960\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The new Hidden Hollow Camp established on Possum Run Road.\u00a0 Happy Hollow Camp organized on Hull Road.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1968\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Boals Pool constructed at Friendly House.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1972-1974\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Pete Battisti, Director of Friendly House<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1974-1996\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bernard Dillon, Director of Friendly House.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1985\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Warren Rupp Observatory built at Hidden Hollow Camp.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1996-2006\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thelda Dillon, Director of Friendly House<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1997\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cBernie\u2019s Playground\u201d built at Friendly House with memorial contributions in memory of Director, Bernard Dillon.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1998\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Construction of new lodge at Happy Hollow Day Camp<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2007-present\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Terry Conard, Director of Friendly House<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2017\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Construction of Sand Volleyball Pit\/Playground at Friendly House<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2017\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0New Waste Water Treatment Plant constructed at Hidden Hollow Camp<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2018-2019\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Construction of new Barn at Hidden Hollow Camp<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2019\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Construction of two new cabins at Happy Hollow Day Camp<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2019-2020\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Construction of new parking lots at Friendly House<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2020\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Construction of pond and waterfall on corner of Mulberry Street and Springmill Road<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2020\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Construction of shade pavilion at Happy Hollow Day Camp<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2020-2021\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Major repair and reconstruction of Hidden Hollow Camp pool mechanical room, restroom, and deep end decking<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2020-2021\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Demolition and reconstruction of Girl&#8217;s and Boy&#8217;s Central Wash Houses at Hidden Hollow Camp<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2021 Completion of &#8216;2nd Exit Project&#8217; and Hidden Hollow Camp allowing emergency access<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2022 Construction of new two new cabins at Happy Hollow Day Camp<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2022 Installation of US Flag and pole on the Friendly House Community Center Propert<span style=\"color: #000000;\">y<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2023 New Friendly House Bus put into service<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2023 Installation of new Playground at Happy Hollow Day Camp<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2023 Installation of new roof on Happy Hollow Day Camp Lodge<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2024 Installation of new emergency generator at Friendly House<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2024 Friendly House Awarded <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/xoMAVmfskV\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Non-Profit of the Year<\/a><\/span> from Richland County Chamber of Commerce<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BRIEF HISTORY OF FRIENDLY HOUSE 1894\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Initial beginning of settlement movement in Mansfield known as the \u201cPeoples Mission\u201d. 1912\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mission reorganized as the \u201cFriendly House Association\u201d and located at 280 N. 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