Visit us at the Hower House Museum

Tours

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Events

Saturday April 18th
Deaf Friendly Tours

Monday May 4th @ 6:30PM
Museum Musings Book Club Presents Carolyn Behrman &

Tim Matney
Free for Current HHM Members / $8 for Non-Members/
$2 for Students

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What Remains presents a grassy field with a complicated and fraught history. What is now a suburban park where people play soccer and flag football in the City of Akron, Ohio, was once a Progressive-era county infirmary’s burial ground for people who were poor, infirm, troubled, immigrant, injured, alcoholic, elderly, or otherwise deemed “unemployable” during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Through community-engaged scholarship, this book uses legal, historical, archaeological, and anthropological lenses to consider what is above and below the grass. What Remains is about memories and stories; how at times we collectively remember, forget, or even invent new pasts through the process of tracing and uncovering our own histories. It is about what is worth remembering, what is better left forgotten, and who gets to decide. - UA Press

RSVP's are encouraged but not required.

Call the Hower House Museum to make your reservations: 330.972.6909 Please feel free to leave a message and we will return your call. You may also email your RSVP to Dawn Wiltheiss at dmm47@uakron.edu. (Reservations are encouraged but not required.) Free for HHM Guild members with current membership; $8 special price for our HHM guests! $2 for Students with proper ID (If you decide to join the HHM Guild this evening, you will not have to pay the door charge.)
Limited seating, light refreshments served; free onsite parking for guests.

Sunday May 9th
Free Mother's Day Tours
Free for Mothers / (accompanying family members pay regular admission)

Happy Mother's Day!
The Hower House Museum wouldn't be here today without the strong, loving, and nurturing women of the Hower Family!
On Saturday, May 9th we are offering complementary tours for all mothers, grandmothers, step-mothers, bonus moms, etc.
(accompanying family members pay regular admission)
Currently offering "enhanced" self-guided tours. The last tour of the day begins at 2 pm.
RSVPs are always welcome but not required for self-guided tours. Cash or Credit accepted at the door. No online or advance ticket sales for tours. 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 by calling 330.972.6909 or emailing howerhouse@uakron.edu

Sunday May 31st @ 2:00PM

SAVE THE DATE
HHM Guild Annual Meeting and Ice Cream Social

$5 for Current HHM Members /

Free for HHM Guild Members who volunteered over 30 hours / $10 for Non Members

Coming this Fall! Date T.B.A.
Museum Musings Book Club Presents William Zink
Free for Current HHM Members / $8 for Non-Members/
$2 for Students

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RSVP's are encouraged but not required.

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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-

Revisited

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Jacob Snyder was one of the many influential architects and builders to leave a lasting impact on design throughout the rapid industrialization and unprecedented expansion of the nineteenth century, though his name is lesser known. His design work was developed through a lifetime of passion, education, and collaboration with local partners. The Hower House Museum is just one of many of his designs that remain standing in Ohio and beyond. Explore the lasting impacts of Jacob Snyder’s life and works in the exhibition Architecturally Speaking: The Lasting Influence of Jacob Snyder - Revisited.

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, Craig Bobby, and the residents of Shady Bend and the District 8 Schoolhouse.

Holiday 2026

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Opens to the Public on Thursday November 5th!

Tour days/times:
Thursdays - Saturdays - 12 noon until 3 p.m. (last tour at 2 p.m.)
Holiday Sundays - 1 p.m. Until 4 p.m. (last tour at 3 p.m.)
Admission charged

Now Scheduling Group Tours for the 2026 Season!

*Discounted Rates may be available for scheduled group tours.

Please contact Dawn for more information at 330.972.6909 or dmm47@uakron.edu

Cellar Door Boutique - unique gift shop open during tour times

Free onsite parking for tours/events
Location: 60 Fir Hill, Akron Ohio 44304
On the campus of The University of Akron
330.972.6909