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From my own experience, it is one of the most memorable school field trips I have ever been on. The docent’s wealth of information and presentation were very impressive.
LuAnnIndian Trails Motor Coach, Owosso, Michigan
It was a marvelous experience – first because of the beauty of the house and furnishings and second because of your great presentation
ArleneDIA Volunteer Group, Grosse Pointe, Michiga
You gave us a whole new, awesome outlook on the home and gave us the opportunity to make this place come to life in front of our eyes, which was really something special
Engineering drafting studentBay Arenac Career Center, Bay City, Michigan
Thank you for not only taking us through the home, but also through the pages of history concerning Mr. Dow’s life and career
AnneMidland, Michigan
The whole tour was ‘awe-inspiring’ and not at all what was anticipated!
BonnieNorth Homer Juniors Study Group, Midland, Michigan
Thank you so much for the wonderful tour…Many expressed a desire to return and bring others with them!
Mary LouFirst Presbyterian Church of Lansing Daytrippers, Lansing, Michigan
It has helped me, as a math teacher, give my students a ‘real world’ example of what mathematics can do.
DarleneMath teacher, Caro High School, Caro, Michigan
The access to the archival renderings and blueprints really added to the unit we are currently studying in architectural design!
ChrisCAD instructor, Meridian High School, Sanford, Michigan
Thank you for your hospitality and your wealth of information…
SuzannePhotography teacher, Bay Arenac Community High School, Bay City, Michigan
…the 4th graders from Plymouth were inspired, excited and sincerely enthralled by what they saw.
DebbieTeacher, Plymouth Elementary, Midland, Michigan
Thank you for showing me the kind of designs you can do when you think outside the box.
10th grade studentBullock Creek High School, Midland, Michigan
He had some outrageous ideas! By the tour, you and the house, it gave me a ton more ideas for interior design.
7th grade studentHaslett Middle School, Haslett, Michigan
I like that you could never see any more than two rooms at a time…
4th grade studentMeridian Elementary, Sanford, Michigan
I apprenticed with Mr. Dow during the summers of 1963 and 1964… It was one of the most Important parts of my education, and I still draw upon inspiration from that time.
DennisArchitect, NCARB, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming
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Articles about The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio

The Chicago Reader

The Midwest’s Midcentury - Modern Mecca is Midland
By Laura Pearson

Dwell Magazine

Alden B. Dow: The Mastermind of Midwestern Modernism
By Jenny Xie

The Huffington Post

Frank Lloyd Wright, Alden B. Dow & 13 Other Famous Architects Homes
by Rain Ebascado

The Bay City Times

Editor, Rob Clark
10 list of Mid-Michigan activities and attractions that has escaped him since moving to the region. The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio Tour is #1 on his “Resolution List”

Traditional Home

The 25 Best Historic Homes in America
by Judith H. Dobrzynski

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