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 Strosacker Science Center, student center, dining hall and...
Earl W. Bennett, the father of Vada Bennett Dow, was known as the “financial wizard” of the Dow Chemical Company. He joined the then three-year old company in 1900 as one of 33 employees and a short time later became its official bookkeeper and then auditor. As...
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 predominantly Black community in which it was located,...
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 reconnaissance among many other high-tech innovations for...
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 possible destruction. Not long after that, his business...
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 a central location for the various religious groups...
Showtimes: February 4th @ 1pm in-person at the Alden B. Dow Home Theater (315 Post Street - House Entrance) February 18th @ 1pm via Zoom March 10th @ 1pm in-person at the Alden B. Dow Home Theater (315 Post Street - House Entrance) March 24th @ 1pm via Zoom Seating...
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, correspondence, or other job-related files for this...
An enterprising group of businessmen first began discussing plans to establish the Midland National Bank, a locally owned banking institution, in 1945. Following federal approval of their application the following year, they proceeded to acquire the Chemical City...
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 Builders of Midland was selected as general contractor....
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 church and purchased the land for the sum of $10,850....
The first discussion about the design of a structure to cover farmers selling their produce in the open parking lot at the foot of Ashman Street took place in March 1973. Those meeting notes describe a simple roof structure, 160 feet long by 30 feet wide, to be...