Stranahan Garden Gate 6155
by Jack Schultz
Title
Stranahan Garden Gate 6155
Artist
Jack Schultz
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The Wildwood Manor House is a Toledo icon and the centerpiece of the beautiful estate grounds now known as Wildwood Preserve Metropark. The Georgian Colonial home is open for free tours and hosts a variety of cultural and historical events, including the popular Tea in the Solarium.
The house, or specific rooms, can also be rented for weddings and other private functions.
The first half of the twentieth century proved an uncertain, but exciting time in American history. From the turn of the century through the 1920s, the United States fostered unbelievable economic and industrial growth. Inventors and innovators introduced the world to amazing new concepts in the fields of transportation and energy. As bright and promising as those times were, the Great Depression and war years that followed equaled them in despair and foreboding. The prosperous years allowed men of genius and vision to accumulate incredible wealth and influence, while the lean times tested these new American leaders.
During this era, amazing industrial accomplishments transformed Toledo and northwest Ohio into leaders in the country�s good times, but left the region in desperate circumstances when the Depression hit. The story of one prominent Toledo family, the Stranahans, encapsulates these times and continues to shed light on how the country went from economic feast to famine; and finally emerged to lead the world through the remainder of the twentieth century.
Founders of Champion Spark Plug Company, brothers R.A. and F.D. Stranahan became wealthy beyond their greatest imagination and then used their money and influence to help see Toledo and the nation through the troubling times of the Great Depression and World War II. R.A. Stranahan�s impressive mansion and sprawling estate, now part of Wildwood Preserve, stand as a testament to the great business success the brothers enjoyed. The Historical Programs Department at the Metroparks of the Toledo Area are dedicated to utilizing Wildwood to explore this important era in national and local history for this and future generations. Please follow the links below to learn more about the history of the Manor House and Estate and the special programs we offer both at Wildwood and beyond:
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