Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (pronounce HEE-wit) is the former estate of Franklin "F.A." Seiberling and his family. F.A. and his brother, C.W. co-founded the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The Seiberlings lived at Stan Hywet from 1915-1955.
Designed in the Tudor revival style by architect Charles Schneider, Stan Hywet Hall, at 64,500 sq. feet is the sixth largest home open to the public and includes 65 rooms, 23 bathrooms and 23 fireplaces and an indoor swimming pool. Schneider worked with landscape architect Warren Manning so that the historic gardens seamlessly lead from house to the external environment. The exquisite English Garden was redesigned by leading female architect Ellen Biddle Shipman in 1929.
Stan Hywet became a public museum in 1957. The estate is open for tours Tues.-Sun. from April 1- Dec. 30. Closed Mondays and Jan.-March.