Alden B. Dow - Alden B. Dow

2019 Modernism in America Award earned by The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio

Mid-Century Modern Midland (MCMM), a project of the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio, has been recognized by Docomomo US, as one of 10 winners of the 2019 Modernism in America Awards. The MCMM’s project to document and share Midland’s unique contribution to the Mid-Century Modern movement was awarded…

Comments Off

May 13, 2019

Alden B Dow Home and Studio / Alden B. Dow / Alden Dow / Dow House / Michigan Project / Mid-Century Modern Midland / Mid-Century Modern Midland Event

The Frank Harlow Residence by Alden B. Dow

Frank Harlow was a lawyer with a private practice in Midland before joining the legal department of the Dow Chemical Company in 1952. The Harlow family had outgrown their small house when they approached Alden B. Dow in 1954 about designing a new home. The architect’s first plan was deemed…

Comments Off

April 3, 2019

Alden B Dow Home and Studio / Alden B. Dow / Alden Dow / Dow House / Midland Project

The Dr. Robert Ballmer Residence by Alden B. Dow

Dr. Robert Ballmer was a physician with an office on Main Street in Midland, Michigan, but when it came to building a house for his family, he chose a long narrow lot overlooking the golf course of the Midland Country Club, and asked Alden B. Dow to design it. …

Comments Off

February 12, 2019

Alden B Dow Home and Studio / Alden B. Dow / Michigan Project / Mid-Century Modern Midland / Midland Project / Uncategorized

The Dow Chemical Company House 101 by Alden B. Dow

Alden B. Dow’s plans for the residence known as the Dow Chemical Company House 101 are dated June of 1939. No job files exist for the structure, thus its construction date and cost are unknown. Without a named owner at the time the drawings were made, the design was likely…

Comments Off

February 8, 2019

Alden B Dow Home and Studio / Alden B. Dow / Michigan Project / Mid-Century Modern Midland / Midland Project

The F. W. Lewis Residence

F. W. Lewis was an accountant for the Dow Chemical Company. The first sketches for his modest house are dated 1933, with construction completed a year later for $2,500. At approximately 900 square feet, it marked the beginning of Alden B. Dow’s abiding interest in the design of low-cost housing.

Comments Off

January 31, 2019

Alden B. Dow / News

Somnophonics: Alden B. Dow’s Invention of a New Art Form

The idea came to Alden B. Dow as he sat quietly in an auditorium, watching the conductor and musicians performing in concert. He wondered if there might be a way to enhance the enjoyment of a musical performance by adding color, light, and movement to the experience. He began experimenting…

Comments Off

January 22, 2019

Alden B Dow Home and Studio / Alden B. Dow / Alden Dow / Dow House / Education / Events / Mid-Century Modern Midland Event

2019 Architecture and Design Summer Camps now available for booking

2019 Architecture and Design Summer Camps at The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio.

Comments Off

January 17, 2019

Alden B Dow Home and Studio / Alden B. Dow / Events / Midland Project

Out of the Archives: The Rare and Unusual Designs of Alden B. Dow

Out of the Archives: The Rare and Unusual Designs of Alden B. Dow During the months of February, March, and the first half of April, visitors to the Alden B. Dow Home & Studio will have the opportunity to view special thematic displays of seldom-seen drawings and designs from the…

Comments Off

January 17, 2019

Alden B Dow Home and Studio / Alden B. Dow / Michigan Project / Mid-Century Modern Midland / Midland Project / Uncategorized

The Robert Goodall Residence by Alden B. Dow

Robert Goodall was born in Oak Park, Illinois, studied journalism briefly at the University of Illinois, and after working for various Chicago architectural firms went to work with Frank Lloyd Wright. At Taliesin he was on the professional staff that helped instruct the Fellowship apprentices. In the spring of 1933,…

Comments Off

January 16, 2019

Alden B Dow Home and Studio / Alden B. Dow / Michigan Project / Mid-Century Modern Midland / Midland Project

The Charles and Mary Penhaligen Residence by Alden B. Dow

In the spring of 1941, Alden B. Dow prepared a rendering of a proposed home for Charles and Mary Penhaligen and their two children. In the margin of the sketch, he had penciled in the estimated costs. An earlier drawing was for a two story structure, larger and more costly…

Comments Off

January 8, 2019

Contact