Projects
The Millard F. Saxton Residence by Alden B. Dow
In 1941 Millard Saxton founded the Engineered Products Company working from his garage in Flint, Michigan, making storm door locking mechanisms. Still in business today, EPCO is a brand name for architectural hardware products. Well-acquainted with Alden B. Dow’s...
The Parker Frisselle Residence by Alden B Dow
Parker Frisselle joined the Dow Chemical Company as a salesman in 1943 and advanced to become manager of consumer product development. His wife Dorothy was the daughter of Ruth Dow Doan and Leland I. Doan, president of Dow Chemical from 1949 to 1962. The site for...
Christ Episcopal Church by Alden B. Dow
In February of 1958 a devastating fire destroyed the stone Gothic building that served as Christ Episcopal Church in Adrian, Michigan. Seven months later, Alden B. Dow was selected as architect and began the design of a new church that would look nothing like the...
The Robert W. Freligh Residence by Alden B. Dow
Alden B. Dow began developing plans for a home for the Robert W. Freligh family in Adrian, Michigan, in early 1959. By June, the architect had prepared a preliminary sketch and enclosed it with a letter in which he described the multi-level layout he envisioned:...
The George Greene Residence by Alden B. Dow
In the spring of 1936, Alden B. Dow prepared drawings of a residence for George Greene, a plant engineer with the Dow Chemical Company. Construction of the 1600 square foot house began in June 1936 and was completed in March 1937 at a final cost of $16, 983. It...
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...
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...
Rare Finds from the Archives: More from Alden and Vada Dow’s Art Print Collection
Formes et couleurs: vingt planches en couleurs contenant soixante-sept motifs decoratifs is an album designed by Auguste H. Thomas and published in Paris by Librairie Centrale des Beaux Arts in 1921. It is composed of 67 decorative motifs on 20 plates measuring...
The Leonard Bergstein Residence by Alden B. Dow
Leonard Bergstein was a Midland pharmacist who founded Community Drug Store on East Main Street in 1930. Alden B. Dow began the drawings for a home for the Bergsteins in 1951. The contract was dated September 21, 1951 for the sum of $38,936.98, with construction by...
Rare Finds from the Archives: More from Alden and Vada Dow’s Art Print Collection
Along with the Georgia O’Keeffe and Vanity Fair portfolios previously highlighted, Alden and Vada Dow enjoyed the vibrant original prints created by the French artist and designer E. A. Seguy. He lived in Paris during the Art Deco and Art Nouveau movements of the...
