The Wayne State University’s University Center Building, later known as the Student Center, was designed to bring together three separate non-academic activities into one building:
The drawings for Woodcrest Elementary School, one of Alden B. Dow’s last educational projects, were completed in January of 1969. Construction bids were due in early May of that year, and the Board of Education of Midland Public Schools approved the bids and contractors shortly thereafter on May 12. Collinson
Just eight years after the opening of Midland High School, Alden B. Dow began the design of his second high school for his growing hometown. Named in honor of his father, the site planning and design development phases for Herbert Henry Dow High School unfolded over the course of 1965.
Pastor D.E. Howe first contacted Alden B. Dow about the possibility of designing a new building for the growing congregation of the Midland Seventh-Day Adventist Church in early 1961. Following a period of fund raising, sketches of the exterior and interior views of the new building were prepared in September
Alden B. Dow designed two homes in Elkhart, Indiana, nearly opposite each other on the St. Joseph River. The first was for the William Koerting family in 1937. Two years later he developed preliminary floorplans for a home for Dr. Millard Fleming. Working drawings were finished in January 1940 and
Alden and Vada Dow were long-time supporters of the work of the Salvation Army in Midland. Mrs. Dow served on its advisory board during the 1950’s and 60’s, and Mr. Dow donated bushels of apples from the Dow orchards every year to the annual Fall Harvest Festival to raise money
The initial site plan for Midland High School was sketched by Alden B. Dow in December of 1953. Preliminary floorplans were developed in April 1954, with working drawings finalized in November of that year. Barton-Malow Company from Detroit was selected as general contractor for the project, and construction contracts were
Enroll your child in a summer camp at the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio and see them expand their view of the world! The Home and Studio’s goal is to challenge campers to think in new ways about architecture and the spaces people inhabit, engage in interactive designing and
Alden B. Dow began the initial drawings for the East Ashman Church of God in April of 1953. A reduced version of the presentation drawing was published a month later in the Midland Daily News with the caption announcing the launch of a fundraising campaign for the new church. “It
George W. Cannon was the founder of the Cannon-Muskegon Corporation, a company that developed and produced alloy metals for the global jet engine industry and is still in business today. He was an enthusiastic sportsman with a special love for boating throughout his life. He and his wife Mary Ellen
Dr. John Grebe was a pioneer scientist and “idea man” who worked for the Dow Chemical Company for 41 years. Upon graduating from Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland with a degree in Physics in 1924, he caught the eye of Herbert Henry Dow, who was at Case to
2022 Tunnel Tours At The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio Saturdays in February March and April and Spring Break Week 3/28/2022 to 4/1/2022 Have you ever wanted to explore and discover a hidden underground passage way? “The Tunnel” is just one of the many captivating and enchanting surprises of the
While traveling in Japan in April of 1960, Alden and Vada Dow purchased a pair of folding screens from Yamoto Brothers and Company in Kyoto, along with a set of old brass carpenter’s tools. The folding screens were described on the original invoice as Old Gold Paper “Hotaiko” Flower Picnic
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