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Tri-City Airport
Location: Freeland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow The Tri-City Airport Commission, with representatives from Midland, Bay City, and Saginaw, was formed in the early 1960’s to plan and oversee the construction of a new airport to replace the existing 1955...
“Mid-Century Modern Midland” Book Launch Party
Book Signing Open House Having reached capacity for the launch party of our new book, Mid-Century Modern Midland, the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio will host a second book signing open house at the Alden B. Dow Studio, 315 Post Street, on Friday, February 27th from...
Meridian High School
Location: Sanford, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow The Meridian School District was established in 1958 with the consolidation of six smaller school districts in the region. Since adequate classroom space was not yet available, Meridian students in grades 11 and...
Mid-Michigan Community College
Location: Harrison, MichiganArchitect: Alden B. DowAlden B. Dow began the preliminary drawings for Mid-Michigan Community College in October of 1966. Initial specifications were dated September 1967 and then revised in February 1968 when the addition of a...
Michigan District Headquarters Building Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
Location: Ann Arbor, MichiganArchitect: Alden B. DowPreliminary drawings for a building to house the offices of the Michigan District Headquarters of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod were begun in May of 1964. Specifications and invitations to bid were issued...
Northern Michigan University Learning Resources Center
Location: Marquette, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Throughout his long career, Alden B. Dow designed close to 80 educational structures, from pre- and elementary schools to entire college campuses. In Michigan and elsewhere, the 1960’s brought enrollment...
Saginaw YWCA by Alden B. Dow
Location: Saginaw, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow In July 1963, Alden B. Dow began the first drawings for a new building for the Young Women’s Christian Association in Saginaw on South Jefferson Avenue. The Association had been housed in various temporary...
Dow Chemical Company Sales Office
Location: St. Louis, Missouri Architect: Alden B. Dow When the St. Louis branch office of the Dow Chemical Company needed to move to larger quarters, it leased the entire 18th floor of the Continental Building, the newest high-rise in the city’s central business...
Temple Beth El by Alden B. Dow
Location: Spring Valley, New York Architect: Alden B. Dow Temple Beth El in Spring Valley, New York, is one of two Jewish temples designed by Alden B. Dow and his only built structure in that state. He designed the Bay City Jewish Center in 1955, and a brief letter...
Abbott Road Center by Alden B. Dow
Location: Midland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow During the 1950’s and 1960’s Alden B. Dow designed four major structures for the Dow Chemical Company that were collectively known as the Abbott Road Center. The 160-acre site was bounded by Abbott Road, Patrick...
