Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens: a distinct experience for the whole family
Few places in the world, let alone the state of Ohio, compare to Akron's Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. Built in 1912, this massive mansion-turned-museum requires the panning of one's view to take in all of its impressive majesty. A collaboration of an enormous estate home, conservatory, several large outbuildings and more than 70 acres of breathtaking gardens make up this luxurious destination.
Built by the Seiberling family in the early 1900s, the manor house boasts more than 65,000 square feet of living space that has preserved the lifestyle of the era. This French-style manor home is one of the finest and most well-preserved specimens of Tudor Revival architecture in existence today.
The home was planned at executed by an architect by the name of Charles S. Schneider, who was offered $150,000 to design the home in 1912. After three years of labor and more than 3,000 individual blueprints, the Seiberlings and their wait staff lived in the one-of-a-kind home for many decades. The home spared no expense, as each piece of furniture, carpentry and décor was specially made and was exclusive to the manor. To date, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens is regarded as one of the nation's most extravagant pieces of architecture.
Visitors from all over the country gather to tour the majestic manor, conservatory and garden grounds and learn the details of the Seiberling family's lives.
The hall can be booked for weddings and special occasions, but due to the property's popularity, reservations must often be booked up to five years in advance.
Tour schedules and prices are as follows:
Self-Guided Manor House Tour
Adults (18 and over): $12
Posted by LeeAnn Mullen
