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The Shawshank Redemption

Bissman Building

Mansfield · United States  ·  The Brewer halfway house

The Shawshank Redemption filmed at Bissman Building, Mansfield. This disused 1887 grocery headquarters plays the halfway house where a paroled inmate carves his name into the beams. On screen it's The Brewer.

Bissman Building, Mansfield

Where to go

40.763691, -82.515668

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
On screen
The Brewer
In real life
Bissman Building, Mansfield
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Bissman Building today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did The Shawshank Redemption film at Bissman Building?
At 40.763691, -82.515668 in Mansfield. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Bissman Building?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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