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The Story of Stan Hywet Hall Page 12. Click link to go to page-1. Click link to return to page-11. During the construction of the house and out buildings, landscape architect Warren Manning had been busy creating the grounds and gardens that the Seiberlings had wished for. Manning worked closely with Charles Schneider to make sure that the house would be built on five differant overlooks of the valle.
The Story of Stan Hywet Hall Page 14. Click link to go to page-1. Click link to return to page-13.
The Story of Stan Hywet Hall Page 14. Click link to go to page-1. Click link to return to page-13.
The Story of Stan Hywet Hall Page 15. Click link to go back to page-1. Click link to return to page-14. Willard entered the Army soon after Fred. But in 1918, Gertrude would have her wish. The entire family was home and would sit down in the main dinning room for a series of family portraits. Stan Hywet was beginning to truly be a home.
The Story of Stan Hywet Hall Page 16. Click link to go to page-1. Click link to return to page-15. No other holiday would be as festive at Stan Hywet as Christmas. The Seiberlings were a Christian family and believed completely in the Christmas celebration. Several weeks before the holiday, Gertrude would work with the house staff getting out the decorations and deciding how to display them.
The Story of Stan Hywet Hall Page 17. Click link to go back to page-1. Click link to return to page-16. He donated this log as a gift to the Seiberlings each year. The night and well into the next day. After dinner, as the children would .
The Story of Stan Hywet Hall Page 18. Click this link to go to page-1. Click this link to go back to page-17. It was in 1923 that daughter Irene annouced plans to marry her bou, Milton Whately Harrison. It would be a day to remember, plus, everyone would already be there. and Irene loved the idea. When Irene told Milton, he thought it was a splendid way to celebrate the holidays.