In 1996, an estate-wide needs assessment was conducted at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, that identified severely deteriorated Manor House foundation, rainwater and surface drainage systems. In 1997, an engineering study concluded that these failed water management systems required immediate action. The study proposed the complete restoration of the property's three original drainage systems. It was recommended that the entire project be approached in systematic phases over a period of five to seven years.
In order to access the foundation of the Manor House and address the failed drainage systems, this project will significantly impact eight major historic gardens and landscape areas designed by Warren Manning. The scope of the project will allow for improved efficiency and effectiveness of the water and drainage systems, power and lighting systems upgrades, the historically accurate restoration of several signature gardens and the re-establishment of a major garden that has been absent from the original landscape design since the 1950's. In total, the project will be the largest preservation effort in Stan Hywet's history and will cost approximately $8 million.
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens has identified the Manor House Water Management Systems and Garden Restoration Project as its highest preservation priority. A failure to address this priority could significantly damage the Manor House and its superb gardens, thereby limiting the public's future access to this historic site.
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