The Center is housed in Mahan House, a handsome Greek revival building on the Hiram College campus.

Mahan House is named in honor of Dr. Alfred Catlin Mahan, M.D., Hiram Class of 1923, and his wife Marian Reimann Mahan. Their foresight and leadership gift made restoration of the home possible. Constructed in 1851 in the Greek Revival architectural tradition, the building was first a boarding house serving students and faculty of the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute, later renamed Hiram College. Also, the house has been a private residence and served as office space. The first academic program to be housed in the restored structure is the Center for Literature, Medicine, and the Health Care Professions.

The center's logo, the sweet woodruff, is a stencil pattern that graces the walls of Mahan House. Sweet woodruff was considered a valuable medicine in the Middle Ages for heart, liver, and stomach upsets and for treating wounds. Its scent, like new-mown hay, makes it still valuable for potpourris, perfumes, and balms.
 

 Mahan House, Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio 44234