Alden B. Dow Home & Studio

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Alden B. Dow Home & Studio

Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989, the Alden B Dow Home and Studio continues to engage the imagination and elicits emotional responses in all who experience this powerful statement of mid-20th century modern architecture. Planted into an encompassing pond, the Home and Studio is alive with reflective light, soaring roof lines, diverging angles, brilliant color and the perfect balance of enticement and tranquility. It truly is an “oasis of architecture and inspiration.”

Credit

Midcentury Modern Midland

Site overview

By 1939, Alden Dow had designed over twenty unique and different homes in Midland, Michigan, many for family and friends. To his wife, Vada, it seemed as if everyone else in town had a house designed by her husband but her. This residence was completed in 1941 as the Dows' personal residence for their family of four. Alive with reflective light, soaring roof lines, diverging angles, brilliant color and the perfect balance of enticement and tranquility, it continues to inspire today.

Primary classification

Residential (RES)

Designations

National Register of Historic Places (1989)

How to Visit

Open for public tours Monday – Thursday at 2 PM and Friday & Saturday at10 AM & 2 PM. Advance registration required. For group tours and school trips, contact the site directly.

 

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Location

Alden B. Dow Home & Studio

315 Post Street
Midland, MI, 48640
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Credit:

Midcentury Modern Midland

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