Stone Garden Sculptures in Ohio

Akron Art Museum

• In 1901, Edward Drummond, a glassmaker who lived in the area, founded the Akron Art Museum. It has 35 galleries, a glass pavilion and a sculpture garden outdoors in the museum's front passageway on Monroe Street. The Georgia and David K. Welles Sculpture Garden opened in 2001 and consists of landscaped gardens with over 20 sculptures from different eras, several of which are stone. The Welles donated eight sculptures and participated in fundraising for the museum. Admission to the museum and its sculpture garden is always free. The museum is closed on Mondays.

  Akron Art Museum
  1 South High Street
  Akron, OH 44308, United States
  (330) 376-9185
  akronartmuseum.org

Hartman's Rock Garden

• In 1932, during the Depression, a Springfield, Ohio, man named H.G. Hartman created a collection of stone garden sculptures on his property. He worked on the collection for seven years, until shortly before his death in 1944. Stone replicas of the Holy Family and the White House mingle with miniature stone castles and other stone buildings. Hartman handmade the garden with scavenged stone pieces he gathered near his home. Today, Hartman's grandchildren own the home (although it is available for sale), volunteers and donations help with the maintenance and the rock garden is open to the public.

  Hartman's Rock Garden
  1905 Russell Avenue
  Springfield, OH 45506

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

• Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is an historic house and 70-acre country estate with various stone garden sculptures. The site's name actually means "stone quarry" in Old English. The Japanese garden designed in 1916 has undergone restorations in 1974 and 2010. The space has tranquil stone buildings and archways that mingle with waterfalls and foliage. The dell garden has a stone underpass and rock ledges that create a natural amphitheater in the meadow, surrounded by wildflowers. The site is closed to the public from January through March.

  Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
  714 North Portage Path
  Akron OH 44303
  (330) 836-5533
  (888) 836-5533 toll-free
  stanhywet.org

Pyramid Hill

• Pyramid Hill is a 265-acre outdoor sculpture garden and museum that overlooks the Miami River. A highlight is 10,000 square foot ancient sculpture museum. It represents stone sculptures from historic Etruscan, Egyptian, Greek and Roman craftsmen. There is a pioneer-built stone house on the property. Pets are welcome. The park is open daily. As of 2010, admission is less than $10 for adults, less than $5 for children under 12, and children under 5 are admitted free.

  Pyramid Hill
  1763 Hamiltion-Cleves Road
  Hamilton, OH 45013
  (513) 887-9514
  pyramidhill.org