The Frank Mason Raymond House was constructed and given to Raymond and his wife, the former Zeletta Robinson, as a wedding present from his grandfather, Frank J. Mason, who was a senior executive of the B. F. Goodrich Company and had his large summer mansion adjacent to this house.  The Mansion, which once housed a nursing home, was torn down several years ago.  The couple were married on December 28, 1927 and lived at Mason's neighboring mansion, Brighton Farms, during the 13 months their home was being built.  They continued to live at he Tudor House until they built a home in Bath.

Consisting of 1700 acres, Brighton Farms was one of the largest estates in the lakes area.  In 1954, 500 acres of the estate were sold to the State of Ohio for the Portage Lakes State Park.

The Tudor House was later rented by Goodrich Vice-President, George Vaught, and his family.  Then, in 1943, prominent Akron jeweler Henry B. Ball and his wife, Helen, bought the mansion.  They lived there for 25 years with their children, Skip and Betty (Mrs. Dick Walter).  Betty was married at the mansion.

From 1968 to 1974, Akron contractor Robert Fabbro and his family of six children occupied the mansion.  In 1974, it was sold to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

In July 1977, a 50 year lease was signed with the State for the facilities to be used as a civic center.  Under the direction of the the Franklin Park Civic Center Commission, it is currently the site of numerous community activities.

Since 1978, lunch has been served weekdays to senior citizens and the house has been a distribution center for the Mobile Meals program in the area.