Visit us at the Hower House Museum
Tours
Events
Sunday July 20th @ 1:30PM
(Rain Date is the following Sunday, July 27th)
Mr. Hower's Neighborhood Walking Tour
Presented by Dr. Alice Christie in partnership with Progress Through Preservation of Greater Akron, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and the Hower House Museum.
*** Program Starts at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
50 N Prospect St, Akron, OH 44304
Mr. Hower's Neighborhood - Walking Tour presented by Dr. Alice Christie in partnership with Progress Through Preservation of Greater Akron, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and the Hower House Museum.
Start Time and Location - 1:30PM at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
50 N Prospect St, Akron, OH 44304
PARKING: There is ample parking in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church lot, located behind the Haven of Rest.
1:30 p.m. - Intro tour presentation/brief history of Holy Trinity (approximately an hour) - tour booklets handed out to participants at the end of the presentation at Holy Trinity (free parking; see above information)
2:30 p.m. - Self-guided neighborhood tour begins with the booklet (informational placards in place at each stop)
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Hower House Museum will be open for light refreshments and first floor tour (free parking in the lot behind the carriage house and meters on the street)
This event is FREE and open to members of HHM Guild, Progress Through Preservation, guests, and the general public.
RSVPs are encouraged so we can make sure we have enough tour booklets on hand. Also, we will be able to contact you if the event is postponed to the following week due to weather.
Please call 330.972.6909 or email Dawn Wiltheiss (Hower House Museum) at dmm47@uakron.edu to RSVP. Please feel free to leave a message and we will return your call to confirm reservation.
The presentations will focus on both existing structures and those that have been lost over the passing decade, including biographical information on the homeowners. After the orientation, enjoy a stroll around the neighborhood where the locations of lost structures will be identified by placards to provide you with a sense of what once was a lovely residential neighborhood of stately homes.
Image:
Fir Hill looking South, c. 1889-1890
Hower House Museum Collection
Monday September 8th @ 6:30PM
Museum Musings Book Club
Presents Susan Petrone
The Musical Mozinskis
Free for Current HHM Member / $8 Public
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 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.
Monday October 6th @ 6:30PM
Museum Musings Book Club
Presents Amanda Flower
Not They Who Soar
(Katharine Wright Mystery Book Series)
Free for Current HHM Member / $8 Public
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 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.
Monday November 3rd @ 6:30PM
Museum Musings Book Club
Presents Tracey Thomas
Little Miss Akron
Free for Current HHM Member / $8 Public
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 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.
HHMMM...
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.
Future HHMMMs will take a break this summer and resume in the Fall.
Current Exhibit
2025
Architecturally Speaking: Lasting influence of Jacob Snyder
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.
The Exhibit is now open to the public during tours.
Exhibit Reception will take place on Tuesday August 5, 2025 from 4PM-7PM.
Holiday 2025
We are currently looking for groups or individuals who would like to decorate during the 2025 Holiday Season!
Please contact Dawn Wiltheiss at dmm47@uakron.edu for more details.
Opens to the Public on Thursday November 6th!
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 2025 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