On Display in the Second Drafting Room While many of Alden B. Dow’s structures, especially his Unit Block houses, have flat roofs, he nevertheless designed some beautiful and engaging domed buildings during the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Domes are one of the most...
Location: Okemos, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Dr. Carleton Washburne was a nationally-known educational psychologist and author who taught at Brooklyn College in New York. He wrote to Alden B. Dow in November of 1959 to inquire if the architect might design a...
Location: East Tawas, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Russell Jameson owned the Jameson Machine Company in Saginaw, Michigan. While scouting property for a home for the Jamesons to the north of Saginaw, Alden B. Dow discovered a plot of 200 acres in East Tawas...
Location: Midland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Northwood University as a physical place in Midland began with a Master Plan from the drawing board of Alden B. Dow in 1961. His firm was commissioned to get the initial buildings ready for students in just under...
Location: Midland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow The Macauley Whiting residence was designed in 1947 for Macauley and Helen Dow Whiting. Mrs. Whiting was the niece of Alden B. Dow, the architect of the home. Mr. Whiting worked for the Dow Chemical Company,...
“After Alden: An Architectural History of Lake Jackson” by Marty Merritt Lecture and Book Signing Sunday, October 27, 2019 1-3 pm United Church of Christ 4100 Chestnut Hill Dr, Midland, MI 48642 Mid-Century Modern Midland (MCMM) is excited to present a lecture and...
Location: St. Clair Shores, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow In a letter written to Alden B. Dow in November 1950, C. S. Comey asked for a home that was “cozy, not too large, as there are but two of us, not so young.” He wanted ease and economy of maintenance,...
Location: Midland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow In the spring of 1935, Midland physician Dr. Charles MacCallum 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...
Location: Midland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Arnold R. Gabel was a chemist for the Dow Chemical Company in the Physical Research, Cellulose, Biochemical Research, and Main Analytical Laboratories. He was awarded several patents during his years with the...
Location: Midland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Alden B. Dow first explored the use of sandwich panels in the construction of low-cost houses in 1946. The panels of Styrofoam core glued to plywood facings were developed in conjunction with a Dow Chemical...
Proposed Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Called an “outdoor museum for houses” by the journal Architectural Record, the Homestyle Center was a project conceived by Detroit realtor Jason Honigman and promoted by Arleigh Hitchcock, an...
Location: Midland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow The first church designed by Alden B. Dow was the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1941. The 275 members approached the architect with the idea that in building their place of worship...