Take time out your day to tour the the beautiful Hower House which was built in 1871 by John Henry Hower. John was a leading Akron industrialist who was active in the milling, reaping, and cereal industries. 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.
The museum is open for tours every Friday from 12pm-3pm, admission is $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens (65+ years), $2 for students (all university students: please show ID); children 12 years and under are free with a paid adult admission.
Address: 60 Fir Hill