08/21/2026
The First Newspaper Article About Brown Manor 🏠
Sometimes you have to stop and look back to realize just how far you've come.
This was one of the first newspaper articles about Brown Manor—an idea that started as a vision and became a mission I was willing to give everything I had to.
In 2022, I made the decision to give up everything and come to Mansfield to make Brown Manor happen. I knew it wouldn't be easy. I knew the road would be long. I just didn't know how slow the road would actually be.
The road has been slow.
The labor has been hard.
There have been moments when I've looked around and wondered, "God, are we really going to get this done?"
But here's what hasn't changed:
The faith.
I still believe in Brown Manor.
I still believe that people experiencing homelessness deserve more than a temporary place to sleep. They deserve an opportunity to rebuild their lives.
I still believe that this old building can become a place of new beginnings.
And I still believe that God didn't bring me this far just to leave me standing in the middle of the road.
When I look at this newspaper article today, I don't just see an old story.
I see a promise that is still being built.
Brick by brick.
Room by room.
Volunteer by volunteer.
Prayer by prayer.
The progress may not always be as fast as I want it to be.
But slow doesn't mean stopped.
The road is slow. The labor is hard. But the faith continues.
And one day, we're going to look back at these pictures, these newspaper articles, the sweat, the frustration, the setbacks, and the long nights—and we're going to say:
"Look what God allowed us to build."
Brown Manor isn't finished.
Neither is the story. 🙏🏾🏠
Anthony Brown, who lives in California, bought the old mansion at 81 Sturges Ave. with the goal of using it for transitional plan for homeless.
