Stan Hywet Hall and Garden Magazine - Fall/Winter 2008 - (Page 8)

r e s t o r at i o n o f s ta n h y w e t re-circulate in the Lagoon and to irrigate the gardens. “It’s a 21st-century green design from 1915,” says Gilles. To restore the cistern, the Japanese Garden will be cleared so that construction equipment can dig down along four sides to restore the walls and drainage system. Once this is completed, the cisterns will be dried out from the inside and waterproofed. After that, the outside will be waterproofed and backfilled. After the cistern is restored, the Japanese Garden will be re-installed to resemble a Japanese village in miniature, according to the original design intent of Warren Manning and T.R. Otsuka. Once the cracked drainage tiles are replaced with new drainage pipe, the tar and felt waterproofing system will be replaced with a rubberized membrane. The membrane will be installed on all vertical surfaces of the foundation (as in Phase I and Phase II) and linked to the new waterproofing on the south, east and north portions of the foundation. Then the West Terrace can be rebuilt, putting the catalogued paving stones back in place. The balustrade (currently propped up with wood braces) will be restored along with the nearby perennial garden. Brick from the 1990’s restoration will be replaced with brick matched and manufactured by Colonial Brick Corporation, an Indiana company that specializes in manufacturing bricks to match original buildings dating back to the early 1900s, using period coal-fired brick kilns. When Phase III is completed in spring of 2010, the foundation as well as downspout drains and the rubber waterproofing membrane will then be contiguous, accomplishing the two goals of the entire project: a dry Manor House foundation and basement, and the creation of an additional water reservoir for the gardens and the Lagoon. The associated benefits are that the bricks on the West Terrace will match, the balustrade near the West Terrace Overlook will be repaired, and the Japanese Garden will be restored to its original 1916 design. And the seamless view from house to garden through the Cuyahoga Valley will be back as the Seiberling family intended for all to enjoy. Preserving Memories Phases I and II were funded by the successful implementation of Stan Hywet’s first-ever capital campaign, which raised more than $5 million for restoration needs on the Estate. The campaign demonstrated broad-based support of Stan Hywet among individual and organizational donors in the community. Similarly, Phase III is made possible by Stan Hywet’s current $10 million campaign, “An Icon of the American Spirit.” The “Icon” campaign was designed to raise money for critical restoration projects, as well as provide an influx of funds into Stan Hywet’s endowment. As with the first capital campaign, the current endeavor demonstrates the community’s remarkable support of Stan Hywet. Stan Hywet is grateful for the support of many individual and organizational donors, including the State of Ohio, the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission, the Estate of Paul A. Daum, The Reinberger Foundation, GAR Foundation, Save America’s Treasures, Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker, The Sisler McFawn Foundation, The J.M. Smucker Company, Mr. and Mrs. E. Keith Haag and Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hurley. —DS stan hywet hall & gardens magazine

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