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Alden And Vada Dow Family Foundation
Alden B. Dow (April 10, 1904 – August 20, 1983), an architect based in Midland, Michigan, was renowned for his contributions to the Michigan Modern style. Beginning in the 1930s, he designed more than 70 residences and dozens of churches, schools, civic and art centers, and commercial buildings during his 30+ year career. The Midland Center for the Arts, the 1950s Grace A. Dow Memorial Library (named in honor of his mother), his many contributions to Dow Gardens and his former residence, the Alden Dow House and Studio, are among the numerous examples of his work located in his hometown of Midland, Michigan. He is the son of industrialist Herbert Dow, the founder of the Dow Chemical Company, and his wife, philanthropist Grace A. Dow who in 1936 founded The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation in memory of her husband. Dow is known for his prolific and striking Modernist architectural designs. He served on the board of Dow Chemical Company for most of his adult life. Biograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland, Michigan
Midland is a city in Midland County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 42,547 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Midland metropolitan statistical area, part of the larger Saginaw-Midland-Bay City combined statistical area. The city is bordered by Midland Township, though the two are administered separately. Midland is located at the confluence of Chippewa and Tittabawassee rivers in Central Michigan. The city is home to the headquarters of Dow Chemical Company, one of the largest chemical producers in the world, which was founded by Herbert Henry Dow in the city in 1897. The city is also home to Midland Center for the Arts and Northwood University. History By the late 1820s, Midland was established as a fur trading post of the American Fur Company supervised by the post at Saginaw. Here agents purchased furs from Ojibwe trappers. The Campau family of Detroit operated an independent trading post at this location in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alden Dow House
Alden may refer to: Places United States *Alden, California, a former settlement * Alden, Illinois *Alden, Iowa Alden is a city in Hardin County, Iowa, Hardin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 763 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Alden was laid out in 1855. It was named for its founder, Henry Alden, a native of Massach ... * Alden, Kansas * Alden, Michigan * Alden, Minnesota * Alden, Oklahoma *Alden, Pennsylvania *Alden, New York **Alden (village), New York *Alden, Wisconsin *Alden, Virginia *Alden Township, McHenry County, Illinois *Alden Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota *Alden Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota *Alden Township, Hettinger County, North Dakota *Alden Township, Hand County, South Dakota Elsewhere *Alden (crater), on the Moon *Alden, Norway, a small island in Sogn og Fjordane county *2941 Alden, an asteroid *Alden Valley, Lancashire, England Other uses *Alden (name) *Alden House (other), various houses on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
