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Howard Ball Home Restoration Power Point Presentation

Presented by Ruth & Jack Ham on April 29, 2018 Download Here PRODUCT LIST FOR WOOD REFINISHING AND RESTORATION EXTERIOR WOOD REFINISHING PRODUCTS Stripping Products Jasco Premium Paint and Epoxy Remover (available at Lowe’s) Denatured Alcohol and Fine Steel Wool for hard to get places Finishing Products Orbital Sander:  40

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Messiah Lutheran Church, Bay City, Michigan by Alden B. Dow

Messiah Lutheran Church was one of 11 religious structures designed by Alden B. Dow in the 1950’s. He was selected by the church Building Committee in 1954, one year after completing another Lutheran church, St. John’s, in his home town of Midland. Composed of brick and arranged around a landscaped

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The Oscar Diehl Residence by Alden B. Dow

Oscar Diehl was a salesman for the Dow Chemical Company. He and his wife purchased a small corner lot on East Park Drive in Midland and commissioned Alden B. Dow to design a house for them. Renderings and working drawings for a modest home were presented to the Diehls in

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The Dr. Charles MacCallum Residence by Alden B. Dow

IN THE ARCHIVES: The Dr. Charles MacCallum Residence In the spring of 1935, Dr. Charles MacCallum, Midland’s only physician, asked Alden B. Dow to design a residence for the sloping lot he purchased from Mr. Dow just north of the Midland Country Club. The initial rendering showed a low, one-story

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First Presbyterian Church of Dearborn, Michigan by Alden B. Dow

The selection of an architect for a new building for the First Presbyterian Church of Dearborn took more than a year of research by its Building Committee. Thirty-five architectural firms submitted answers to questionnaires. On January 21, 1960, the congregation approved the Committee’s choice of “a recognized leader in church

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Regina Catholic Girls High School by Alden B. Dow

In 1959, six Dominican Sisters from Adrian traveled to Midland to discuss a proposed Catholic high school for girls with architect Alden B. Dow. A fund raising campaign was launched and ground finally was broken for the new school on Easter Sunday of 1962. Six months later, with the building

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The Midland Macromolecular Institute by Alden B. Dow

In 1967, the Michigan Foundation for Advanced Research announced plans to sponsor a laboratory in Midland to be devoted to research and the advanced training of scientists in the field of macromolecular study. The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation was one of the three foundations to provide funding

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Alden B. Dow and the “Unidentified Man”

A photograph in the Archives marked “Alden B. Dow and Unidentified Man” led to the discovery of the little-known acquaintance between Mr. Dow and the premier landscape photographer of the American West, Ansel Adams, the unidentified man in the photo. Both men shared a passion for capturing the beauty of

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Northeast Intermediate School, Midland, Michigan by Alden B. Dow

Northeast Intermediate School, Midland, Michigan   Alden B. Dow designed Northeast Intermediate School in 1949. It is an L-shaped two-story brick structure that uses ribbons of windows to bring light into classrooms and hallways. At the time of its dedication in November of 1951, it was recognized not only for

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