Location: Sanford, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow The Meridian School District was established in 1958 with the consolidation of six smaller school districts in the region. Since adequate classroom space was not yet available, Meridian students in grades 11 and...
Location: Ann Arbor, MichiganArchitect: Alden B. DowPreliminary drawings for a building to house the offices of the Michigan District Headquarters of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod were begun in May of 1964. Specifications and invitations to bid were issued...
Location: Marquette, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Throughout his long career, Alden B. Dow designed close to 80 educational structures, from pre- and elementary schools to entire college campuses. In Michigan and elsewhere, the 1960’s brought enrollment...
Location: Saginaw, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow In July 1963, Alden B. Dow began the first drawings for a new building for the Young Women’s Christian Association in Saginaw on South Jefferson Avenue. The Association had been housed in various temporary...
Location: Spring Valley, New York Architect: Alden B. Dow Temple Beth El in Spring Valley, New York, is one of two Jewish temples designed by Alden B. Dow and his only built structure in that state. He designed the Bay City Jewish Center in 1955, and a brief letter...
Location: Midland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow By the time Alden B. Dow began the drawings for the Hillsdale College Nursery, he had already outlined the campus master plan in 1959 and had designed several other buildings for the school, including the...
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow The Conductron Corporation was founded in 1960 by University of Michigan professor of electrical engineering, Dr. Keeve “Kip” Siegel. It was a research and development firm that developed radar for aerial...
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow University Microfilms was founded in 1938 in Ann Arbor by Eugene Power. During World War II, Power microfilmed thousands of rare books and periodicals in British libraries to preserve their contents from...
Location: Detroit, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow 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: food services, student life, and...
Location: Midland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Many undated design development sketches exist for the New First National Bank and Trust, located at the intersection of Eastman and Saginaw Roads in Midland, Michigan. There are no specifications, contracts,...
Location: Midland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Alden B. Dow Associates converted an existing building in downtown Midland into offices for Church and Guisewite Advertising in 1966. Working drawings and specifications were completed in January, and Branson...
Location: Midland, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow On January 29, 1961, the Nease Memorial Church of the Nazarene was organized with 40 charter members. The congregation chose a flat, barren 4.5 acre site on the western edge of Midland, Michigan for its first...