Hower House - Akron Landmark

  • Address: 60 Fir Hill, Akron, OH
  • Phone: 3309726909
  • Website:www3.uakron.edu
Average Rating
4.5
2+ reviews
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Yahoo! Travel
5.0
1+ reviews
Yelp
4.0
1+ reviews
Hower House
60 Fir Hill
Akron, OH

Hower House Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • The Victorian mansion built in 1871 offers tours of its 28 lavishly furnished, Italianate ... more on gocitykids.com

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5.0
Beautiful place

(May 05, 2004 00:00)

This Mansion has so much history. The tour was very informative. I loved learning about ... By B.T. from Murray, UT, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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5.0
Hower House... Worth the 30 year wait

Some thirty years ago while helping at a friend's church activity, I spotted a nearby beauty. She was nearly 100 years old, four stories tall, graced with arched sandstone moldings and etched windows. Peering in the windows while passing by, I saw the last family member of a 100 year occupation. About 1971 or so I read ... a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

4.0
Pickle O. 's review

This National Historic house has become a lasting symbol of an era of elegance in ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Directions

From Cleveland, follow SR 8 and take the Perkins Avenue/Quaker Square or Buchtel exit. Fir Hill runs between Perkins and Buchtel about .25-mile west of SR 8.

Hours

Wed-Sat 12n-3:30pm; Sun 1pm-4pm (Closed in January and on all major holidays)

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: $2-$5

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