Overview

The story of the Hoover legacy unfolds in the Victorian Italianate-style farmhouse, and the "Sweeping Changes" chronological display provides a unique walk down memory lane.

Contact Information

1875 E. Maple Street
North Canton, Ohio 44720-3331
United States

view phone (330) 244-4667 view fax (330) 494-4725

view website https://www.walsh.edu/hoover-historical-center

Description

The Hoover Historical Center is the Victorian boyhood home of Hoover Company founder, William H. Hoover. The Center is located inside Walsh University's Hoover Park in North Canton (originally called New Berlin) on original Hoover family farmland. Guided tours begin in a modest 1840s building that served as home for the Hoover family in 1852 until they constructed their farmhouse in 1853. The story of the Hoover legacy unfolds in the Victorian Italianate-style farmhouse. Amid elegant Victorian d