Henry
H. Stambaugh, local industrialist and philanthropist, bequeathed to
the people of Youngstown and the surrounding areas a magnificent structure
on what was then the northernmost part of Youngstown.
Built at a cost of less than two million dollars, the Auditorium
was intended to be used for the enjoyment, pleasure, entertainment
and
education of the community. Henry Stambaugh's will specified that
control of the auditorium be in the hands of a Board of
Trustees made up of local business leaders, a practice that continues
to the present.