The History of Stan Hywet Hall & the Seiberling Family

Julie Frey, the curator of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, shares the fascinating history and magnificence of the Stan Hywet estate in Akron. Discover the story of F.A. Seiberling, the cofounder of Goodyear, whose family commissioned and lived in the mansion. (One of the things you learn listening to Julie: "Stan Hywet" is not a person who lived in the house. It's an olde English term meaning "stone hewn.") And follow the Seiberling family and their remarkable home through booms and busts. Watch this talk and you'll also learn (1) how the Seiberling family was involved with the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous and (2) which member of the family refused to move out of Stan Hywet after the hall and its gardens became a museum.