Fugitive slaves were hidden in the upper story of the house. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The bake-oven in the basement family kitchen is one of the few originals operable in Ohio. Outdoor tours include a springhouse, a smoke house, woolhouse, and milkhouse. Old-fashioned gardens and a nature path through the woods add to the country atmosphere.
Picnic tables are available.
When he was a Whig candidate for president in 1840, Harrison traveled the canal to Navarre, where he was met by James Duncan. He stayed at the Franklin House and spoke in Massillon and West Brookfield before going to Canton by stagecoach. He evidently had been expected to stay at Spring Hill. Proud Northeast Ohio Tourism Stark County Convention and Visitors' Bureau Connect Ohio Ohio Tourism Spring Hill is owned and operated by the Massillon Museum Foundation, Inc. through the support of admission fees, memberships, and private funding.