Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, one of the nation’s most iconic residences arising from the American Country Estate movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, has announced the “Concours d’Elegance at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens” to be held September 19-21, 2014 on the grounds of the 70-acre historic estate. Stan Hywet is located in Akron, Ohio.
Completed in 1915 by the F. A. Seiberling family, Stan Hywet is the nation’s sixth largest historic home open to the public, and is named to reflect the Old English term for stone quarry. A National Historic Landmark, the Estate encompasses a 64,500 square foot Tudor Revival Manor House and four other historic buildings, plus eight historic gardens.
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is prominently linked to automotive history. Seiberling was the co-founder of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and was active in the establishment of the Lincoln Highway. “There are few settings to equal the elegance of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens,” says David Schultz, the Concours’ executive director, who previously served as executive director of the Glenmoor Gathering, the precursor to this new Northeast Ohio event.
A featured marque in 2014 will be Cord—the L29, as well as the 810 and 812.
“Among Classic automobiles the Cord is truly unique,” said Schultz. “We are looking forward to recognizing this legendary automobile.”
For more than 50 years Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens has co-hosted an annual Fathers’ Day Car Show with the Ohio Region Classic Car Club of America. “That show has been a favorite tradition for three generations of northern Ohioans, and will continue with the same format that attracts nearly 400 vintage and collector automobiles and thousands of car enthusiasts,” says Linda Conrad, Stan Hywet’s president and executive director. “By contrast, the Concours will feature approximately 175 rare, invitation-only automobiles from throughout the United States, bringing a distinctive character and quality to our annual events line up.”
Additional information can be found at www.concours.stanhywet.org.
