MARCH 7 HOWER HOUSE MUSEUM REOPENS FOR 2025

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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

Hower House Museum

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About the Hower House Museum

The Hower House was completed in 1871 and was built by John Henry Hower, a leading Akron industrialist who was active in the milling, reaping, and cereal industries. Hower and his wife, Susan Youngker Hower, moved from Doylestown, Ohio, to Akron in 1865. Hower, along with Jacob Snyder, a well-known Akron architect, designed this house in the Second Empire Italianate style. This 28-room mansion is capped with a distinctive mansard roof and soaring tower. The unusual floor plan was based on the” “Akron Plan,” developed by Jacob Snyder and widely used in church constructions as part of the “Sunday School movement” across the United States between 1870 and 1917. The mansion is filled with hundreds of treasures and furnishings the Hower family collected from around the world.

Announcements

Click here to read the March and April HHM Guild Newletter!

Tours Resume March 7th!

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Site Dedicated To Research About The Hower Family

Acting Like A Hower Unclass Spring 2023 Students

The Hower House Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the Hower Family. A wonderful collaboration with Dr. Hillary Nunn from the University of Akron has allowed for students to participate in EX[L] Center Unclasses such as "Acting Like a Hower" and "Menus and Manuscripts". Please click the link below to access their research and blogs. Topics include Grace Hower Crawford's connection to the theater, Hower Family Recipes, and Hower Family Travel Correspondence.

Hower House Museum Digital Collection

Upcoming Events (Please Click Here)

Location, hours and contact

Hower House and Museum
60 Fir Hill, Akron OH, 44304

Phone: 330.972.6909
Email: howerhouse@uakron.edu
Parking: Free parking is available in the parking lot adjacent to the building.

Please call or email if you would like more information.
330.972.6909 or dmm47@uakron.edu (administrative assistant)

***The Hower House Museum has limited ADA accessibility. Please reach out to ask any specific questions that will assist in planning your visit to the museum.

Now Open for the 2025 Season!

Tours to the public will be available on Fridays and Saturdays, 12:00PM-3:00PM with the last tour starting at 2:00PM.

Hours are subject to change due to availability of volunteers.

RSVPs are always welcome but not required for self-guided tours.

Now taking reservations for Group Tours in 2025!

ADMISSION:

$10.00 adults, $8.00 senior citizens (65+ years), $2.00 for students (all university students: please show ID); children 12 years and under are free with a paid adult admission;

The Hower House Museum participates in the Museums for All Program. Admission is $2 for any guest (up to 4 guests 18 and over) who present the US Gov issued electronic benefit transfer card (EBT) upon arrival. Children will be free with a paying adult.

https://museums4all.org/

The Hower House Museum is a member of NARM , The North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association® Program. Admission is free for any guest who presents their current membership card with the NARM designation from a reciprocating museum. Admission fee is only waived for people listed on the membership card. Children 12 and under will be free with a paying adult.

https://narmassociation.org/

Armed Forces Day May 17, 2025 -

Labor Day September 1, 2025

Blue Star Museums

The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force, members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), DD Form 1173-1 ID card or the Next Generation Uniformed Services
(Real) ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.