Stan Hywet is in the process of a capital campaign. A
portion of the funds raised will benefit some needed restoration work within
our 65 room Manor House. The administration understands that we
cannot name or plaque individual rooms but they have started to approach me
with the idea of installing a plaque in the entrance hall to the house that
would be somewhat permanent in its presence and list all of the donors who gave
funds towards the restoration efforts.
I would prefer the plaque to be something that can be
removed if needed (so not a heavy brass piece that needs to be bolted into the
wall) I am interested in seeing examples other historic houses have
used. A vinyl banner or something printed on a light weight plastic or
glass possibly?
We are in the early phases of this discussion and my first
priority is going to be to try to keep any signage out of the Manor House
entirely. I would just like to be able to offer some ideas to them in
case I am resoundingly overruled so that they do not immediately run out and
order something that then is permanently affixed to the wall.
Thanks!
Julie Leone
Director of Museum Services/Curator
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
714 North Portage Path
Akron, OH 44303-1399
Main: 330-836-5533
Direct: 330-315-3226
Open April through December, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
is one of the most important remaining examples of an American Country Estate
built during the Industrial Age at the turn of the twentieth century.
Stan Hywet was home to F.A. Seiberling, co-founder of The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company, and his family. www.stanhywet.org