Letter requesting inscription above the Vestibule door to the Great Hall

Letter

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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

Letter requesting inscription above the Vestibule door to the Great Hall

Entry/Object ID

2024.66

Tags

Renumber

Description

Typewritten letter from architect Charles S. Schneider to Gertrude Seiberling requesting the inscription to go above the vestibule door to the Great Hall. The letter also requests to make arrangements to bring Mr. Collings of Cleveland to the property with tile and marble samples to finalize the contract. Written on Schneider's letterhead and signed in pencil. There is also a handwritten postscript. "P.S. Will you take up the choosing of papers etc. for lodge & garage rooms? C.S."

Subject

Construction

Subject Place

Location

Stan Hywet Hall

City

Akron

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Barb Welch

Acquisition

Accession

Gate Lodge 1999

Source or Donor

Harrison, Irene Seiberling

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Irene Harrison - left in Gate Lodge

Letter Details

Letter Date

Mar 4, 1915

Time Period

20th Century

Sender

Name

Charles S. Schneider

Address

2248 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio

Addressee

Name

Mrs. F. A. Seiberling

Address

East Market Street, Akron, Ohio

Primary Language

English

Created By

bwelch@stanhywet.org

Create Date

May 24, 2024

Updated By

bwelch@stanhywet.org

Update Date

January 9, 2026