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Glendale Cemetery Bell Tower to be restored
Apr 13, 2017
April 6, 2017 | West Side Leader
WEST AKRON — The restoration of the historic Glendale Cemetery Bell Tower was set to begin this week as part of a partnership between the cemetery’s friends group and another local historic landmark.
The...
Restoration Begins on Historic Akron Landmark
Apr 07, 2017
April 6, 2017 | WKYC.com | Carl Bachtel
AKRON, OHIO - It's a sound that echoed around Akron from the 1880's to the 1930's, coming from the bell tower at Glendale cemetery. Restoration of the historic structure is underway.
ARRC President...
Akron's Glendale Cemetery restores historic bell: See the tower come down
Apr 06, 2017
April 5, 2017 | Cleveland.com | Jennifer Conn
AKRON, Ohio -- The 700-pound bell that for decades tolled Akron's funerals and celebrations from Glendale Cemetery's historic bell tower was removed Tuesday for restoration.
But first, the bell...
Current Projects
Aug 05, 2016
Stan Hywet Capital Projects:
Perimeter Stone Wall – Estimated completion August 2016
Window Restoration – Work is underway on the tier 2 phase C windows
Tea house testing started - Cliff Face Stabilization Report to be released soon
Stan Hywet gets grant to repair forgotten picnic spot
Nov 14, 2015
November 15, 2014 | Akron Beacon Journal
A gift from a local foundation will allow Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens' visitors to take in a view of the Cuyahoga Valley that's been denied them for a decade.
The $500,000 grant from the Mary S...
Workers remove windmill from Wash House
Jul 01, 2015
Akron Beacon Journal
Workers removed the windmill from the Wash House on the Perkins Stone Mansion grounds Wednesday.
The process, which involved carefully cutting seven bolts that were holding the windmill in place took about an hour and...
