Carovillese Lodge & Club

The Carovillese Club is the oldest, active private Italian Club in Akron, Ohio! For over 94 years, the Carovillese have been active in the Akron - North Hill community. We pride ourselves over our heritage by hosting community events commemorating our Italian heritage. This is a place where desperate immigrants, ravaged and seeking refuge from their war-torn homeland in the 1930's and 1940's, found each other and started to make Akron their home. Family ties were rekindled, work was offered, help was ready and waiting. ​That purpose has long since been served, but in a day when a new generation of immigrants, the Carovillese is the last original reminder of Akron's little Italy. While other clubs remained largely closed to the outside world, the Carovillese Club found ways to reach out and draw in the North Hill neighborhood around it. The Carovillese Club has various events throughout the year that it puts together, as well as the North Hill Community. Various events are The Nort