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Hoover Historical Center

The Hoover Historical Center (owned and operated by Walsh University) 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 on original Hoover family farmland.

Guided tours begin in a modest 1840s building that served as home for the Hoover family until they constructed their farmhouse in 1853. The story of the Hoover legacy unfolds in the Victorian Italianate-style farmhouse. Amid elegant Victorian décor, the "Sweeping Changes" chronological display provides a walk down memory lane.

Antique manual vacuums, the first 1908 Hoover, vintage ads, products produced by Hoover for World War II, Hoover family furnishings, and various ladies' fashions provide diversity for all interests. Among the interactives on the tour is a push-button to activate a recording of Hoover salesmen singing, "All The Dirt, All The Grit," the company theme song of the 1920s and '30s.  Interactives include use of manual vacuums from the early 1900s; a WWII helmet liner and metal helmet; a record player with a record of 1950s Hoover advertising; the 1956 Hoover Constellation canister which rode on a cushion of air; and current Hoover products. Historical videos/DVDs are also available for viewing.

Tours are conducted hourly at 1, 2, 3, and 4pm, Wednesday - Saturday, March - December. The center is closed Sunday - Tuesday and on holidays; closed in January, open for tours in February, Wednesday - Friday only. Advance reservations are required for groups of 8 or more. Morning reservations are available.

Admission is $5 for adults, free for children under 12.

For more information, call 330.499.0287.