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History Center

The History Center was added in 1991 to the original Mahler Museum. It has a large meeting room and houses permanent and temporary exhibits.

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The Gray’s Candy Kitchen is located in the main meeting room and has the actual popcorn machine, soda fountain, chocolate molds and utensils from the original Gray’s Candy Kitchen.

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A Victorian Mansion Dollhouse located in the main meeting room demonstrates a variety of characteristics of the period from 1860 to 1910. It was created by Fr. Thomas Sheehan, M. Div.

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A model of the sandstone Berea Depot was built by Lee Vande Visse and donated by the owners of the Pufferbelly Ltd. restaurant, the current occupant of the depot.

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Stained Glass Windows from the chapel of the original Berea Children’s Home building and other Orphanage artifacts are also on display.

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