Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow The Dunbar Community Center was founded in 1923 in Ann Arbor by the Rev. R.M. Gilbert of the Second Baptist Church. Named for the noted Black poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, it was a vibrant gathering place for 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: Ann Arbor, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow During the 1950s and 1960s, Alden B. Dow built six university and three civic buildings in Ann Arbor. Perhaps his most unusual campus building was the University of Michigan Administration Building, which he...
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow During the 1950s and 1960s, Alden B. Dow built six university and three civic buildings in Ann Arbor. Perhaps his most unusual campus building was the University of Michigan Administration Building, which he...
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow In 1960, the citizens of Ann Arbor approved a $2.3 million bond for the construction of a new city hall. Alden B. Dow was selected as the architect and began the design of this important civic project that...
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Alden B. Dow was selected to design a new central library for the city of Ann Arbor following his success as the architect of the Midland Public Library (1953) and the library that was part of the Phoenix Civic...
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow Designed by Alden B. Dow in 1966, Greenhills School is situated on a 30-acre estate known as “Greenhills” by its former owner, the Earhart family, just north of the Huron River. The initial program analysis for...
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Architect: Alden B. Dow In June of 1962 Dr. Joe Morris, an Ann Arbor physician, wrote a letter to Alden B. Dow to ask if he would design a house for his family. He was encouraged to write that letter by Dr. Harry Towsley, the...
In 1958 the University of Michigan commissioned Alden B. Dow to design a complex of greenhouses, laboratories, classrooms, and offices for its relocated and expanded botanical gardens. Key features of the complex include a large conservatory, an open auditorium...