They named it Stan Hywet, Old English for stone quarry — after the property’s most prominent natural feature. Seiberling hired architect Charles Schneider, landscape designer Warren …

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (70 acres) is a historic house museum in Akron, Ohio. The estate includes gardens, a greenhouse, carriage house, and the main mansion, one of the largest …

They lived through the financial roller coaster of the 1920s, scraped by in the Great Depression, and adjusted to the rations of World War II just like millions of other American families. Over …

Jan 12, 2017 · To Akronites, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is nothing less than a local treasure, and the Seiberling family who built it the first family of Akron. The estate is the city's largest national...

Haddon Hall ~ Located in Derbyshire, England. Building from the 12th to 17th centuries. Stan Hywet Hall Construction: Materials ~ Red brick, steel, sandstone, Vermont slate, copper, oak …

Mar 27, 2014 · Author Thomas G. Matowitz Jr. wrote "A Look Behind the Scenes at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens" for local history buffs curious to know more about the estate.

Aug 16, 2016 · Stan Hywet was finally complete. A national treasure made its formal debut to the public June 16, 1916, with an Elizabethan costume party commemorating the 300th …

Aug 1, 2024 · Since 1915, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens has proudly stood as a historical gem in Akron. As the largest historical estate in Ohio and the sixth largest in the nation, it is a must …

Stan Hywet remains as one of the most important historic estates to endure from this bygone era. In 1957, the Seiberling family donated Stan Hywet to a non-profit organization so that the …

Dec 15, 2020 · Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens is the 6th largest historic home that is open to the public. (The largest is the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.) It is a National Historic …