Calvin A. and Alta Koch Campbell House

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Calvin A. and Alta Koch Campbell House
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Location1210 W. Park Dr., Midland, Michigan
Coordinates 43°37′21″N84°14′58″W / 43.62250°N 84.24944°W / 43.62250; -84.24944 (Calvin A. and Alta Koch Campbell House) Coordinates: 43°37′21″N84°14′58″W / 43.62250°N 84.24944°W / 43.62250; -84.24944 (Calvin A. and Alta Koch Campbell House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1939 (1939)
Built byFred C. Trier Construction Company
Architect Alden B. Dow
Architectural style Modern Movement
MPS Residential Architecture of Alden B. Dow in Midland, Michigan MPS AD
NRHP reference # 04000642 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 2004

The Calvin A. and Alta Koch Campbell House is a single-family home located at 1210 West Park Drive in Midland, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

Midland, Michigan City in Michigan, United States

Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Tri-Cities region of Central Michigan. It is the county seat of Midland County. The city's population was 41,863 as of the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area, part of the larger Saginaw-Midland-Bay City Combined Statistical Area. In 2010, Midland was named the no. 4 Best Small City to raise a family in by Forbes magazine.

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History

Calvin A Campbell was one of Alden B. Dow's fraternity brothers at the University of Michigan in the 1920s. He joined Dow Chemical Company, and in the 1940s became vice president and general counsel of the corporation. In 1949, he was named Secretary of the Board of Directors. [2]

Alden B. Dow was an American architect based in Midland, Michigan, and known for his contributions to the style of Michigan Modern. During a career that spanned from the 1930s to the 1960s, he designed more than 70 residences and dozens of churches, schools, civic and art centers, and commercial buildings. His personal residence, the Midland Center for the Arts, and the 1950s Grace A. Dow Memorial Library are among numerous examples of his work located in his hometown of Midland, Michigan. The son of Herbert Henry Dow and philanthropist Grace A. Dow, Dow is known for his prolific architectural designs.

University of Michigan Public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

The University of Michigan, often simply referred to as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The university is Michigan's oldest; it was founded in 1817 in Detroit, as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, 20 years before the territory became a state. The school was moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acres (16 ha) of what is now known as Central Campus. Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 34 million gross square feet spread out over a Central Campus and North Campus, two regional campuses in Flint and Dearborn, and a Center in Detroit. The university is a founding member of the Association of American Universities.

Dow Chemical Company American chemical company

The Dow Chemical Company, commonly referred to as Dow, is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States, and the predecessor of the merged company DowDuPont. In 2017, prior to the merger, it was the second-largest chemical manufacturer in the world by revenue and the third-largest chemical company in the world by market capitalization. It ranked second in the world by chemical production in 2014.

In 1939, Campbell hired Alden Dow to design this house for him. Construction by the Fred C. Trier Construction Company began late that year, and the house was completed in 1940. An addition was made to the house in 1997. The Campbell family owned the house into the 21st century. [2]

Description

The Calvin A. and Alta Koch Campbell House is a two and one-half story modified T -plan house clad with brick and panel. It is topped with a hipped roof. The house is sited on a hilly lot, so that the upper story opens directly onto ground level on one side of the house. On two sides, the second floor overhangs the first, with long bands of windows running across the second floor facades. An attached garage is located on one side. [2]

On the interior, the first floor contains a game room, dining room, kitchen, and utility room. The second floor contains a living room, library, and three bedrooms. A fourth bedroom is located on the third level under the dormer. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Samantha Harrison Stand (December 16, 2003), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Calvin A. and Alta Koch Campbell House
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