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Tours

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Events

Wednesday November 6th 2:00PM-6:00PM
2025 Holiday Preview

For Current HHM Guild Members and Decorators
Free for Current HHM Members and Decorators

To RSVP Call 330.972.6909 or Email Dawn at dmm47@uakron.edu
Please feel free to leave a message and we will return your call.
(Reservations are encouraged.)
Free for HHM Guild members with current membership and 2025 Holiday Decorators; $5 suggested donation for invited guests
(You are welcome to renew your membership or join the HHM Guild at this event!)
Light sweet refreshments served; free onsite parking for guests.

2025 Annual Holiday Dinner Fundraiser

Monday December 9th

Tuesday December 10th

Wednesday December 11th

Payment is due at time of reservation.

These dinners sell out quickly! Please make your RSVP Today.

Pink For A Purpose Day

Saturday December 6th during regular tour hours

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Hower House Museum Member Meet-ups

(Formerly Gadabouts)

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The Gadabout Program was founded by our beloved member, Richard Hudkins, to create opportunities that allow for the members of the Hower House Museum Guild to socialize while learning something new, eating, and having fun!
(Each event will offer education, food, and fun!)

***Unless otherwise noted, these events are open to all current members and invited guests of the Hower House Museum Guild.

Preregistration is encouraged, but not required.

(330) 972.6909 or email dmm47@uakron.edu

***The prices listed here are subject to change and based on the maximum amount estimated for the cost of participating. No other charged or fees should apply. Participants are expected to pay these charges as they arise.

In other words, there is no cost to join us, but you will need to pay your own admission and buy your own food, when applicable.

Spring Exhibit

2026

Architecturally Speaking: Lasting influence of Jacob Snyder

Reintroduced and Refreshed

with additional research!

The development of new materials, technologies, and social needs during the rapid industrialization of the nineteenth century significantly impacted architectural design. Where American industry favored standardized, functional architecture to promote efficient work, wealthy industrial profiteers wanted homes and public spaces that secured and reflected their social status.

Jacob Snyder was one of many influential architects and builders to navigate this period of unprecedented expansion and leave a lasting impact, though his name is less known. He co-created the “Akron Plan” for Sunday Schools and applied it to many of his commissions. Snyder’s design work reached prominence in the late nineteenth century and was developed through a lifetime of passion, education, and collaboration with local partners.

Explore the lasting impacts of Jacob Snyder’s life and works as we discuss the architect responsible for the Hower House Museum’s innovative and deliberate design.

A special thank you to the researchers who helped make this exhibit possible: The Hower House Museum Staff, John Miller, Richard Haldi, Mina Philpott, Jon Schmitz, Ashley Ritcher, Jason Rodkey, and the residents of Shady Bend and the District 8 Schoolhouse.

Holiday 2025