Letter re: plantings around the property

Letter

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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

Letter re: plantings around the property

Entry/Object ID

1914.10.27GPSWHM

Tags

Renumber

Description

Carbon copy of a typewritten letter on Warren H. Manning letterhead, written to Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Seiberling, Akron, Ohio and dated October 27th, 1914 regarding updates on the plantings around the property, specifically the approval of the trees already planted. He also discusses the trees and plantings at the entrance gate and around the wall, the garage, "the lawn garden", "pleached alley" (likely the birch tree allee), "flower garden" referencing the movement of plants temporarily stored here to their permanent locations, "the rose garden", "the Sycamore vista", "the English garden", "the Japanese garden", "the terrace", "railroad banks", "the loggia", "the service drive", "the lagoon". "lagoon construction", "the entrance", and "the nursery." It is noted at the bottom that copies were sent to Mr. Seiberling, Mrs. Seiberling, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Dennis, and Mr. Hogan.

Subject

Construction of Stan Hywet Hall

Subject Person/Organization

Seiberling, Frank Augustus, Manning, Warren H., Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield, Dennis, William George

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Barb Welch

Acquisition

Accession

A 2025.11

Source or Donor

Harrison, Irene Seiberling

Acquisition Method

Gift

Letter Details

Letter Date

Oct 27, 1914

Sender

Name

Warren H. Manning

Address

1101 - 1104 Tremont Building, Boston, Mass.

Addressee

Name

Mr. & Mrs. F.A. Seiberling

Address

Akron, Ohio

Primary Language

English

Created By

bwelch@stanhywet.org

Create Date

January 9, 2026

Updated By

bwelch@stanhywet.org

Update Date

January 9, 2026