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The estate was built between 1912 and 1915 for F. A. Seiberling, co-founder of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and his wife, Gertrude Ferguson Penfield Seiberling.. They named their "American Country Estate" Stan Hywet, loosely translated from Old English meaning "stone quarry" or "stone hewn," to reflect the site's earlier use and the abandoned stone quarries located on the grounds of ...
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens is located at 714 N. Portage Path in Akron and became a museum in 1957. At 64,500 square feet, the manor house is among the largest private residences in the country.
Seiberling's private home Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, a Tudor Revival home built in 1915, remains in Akron and is now a National Historic landmark and historic house museum open to the public. Originally the site encompassed approximately 3,000 acres of land.
Stan Hywet Hall: Akron, Ohio: Frank Seiberling: Stan Hywet Hall Foundation [34] 1915: Tudor Revival: Charles Sumner Schneider: 20: 64,000 sq ft (5,900 m 2) [35] Fair Field: Sagaponack, New York: Ira Rennert [36] 2003: Italian Renaissance: Mark Ferguson [37] 21: 62,482 sq ft (5,804.8 m 2) [38] The Breakers: Newport, Rhode Island: Cornelius ...
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During this time, Manning also found time to go on plant hunting trips in the White Mountains (Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens 2007). In 1885, Manning married his wife, Nellie Hamblin Pratt. Three years later, he left his father's nursery pursuing his goal, seeking the company of the "most eminent man in the landscape profession" (Stan Hywet Hall ...
Written Testimony of American Civil Liberties Union Dennis Parker, Director, Racial Justice Project on behalf of the Washington Legislative Office