Architecture & Historic Preservation

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Community Resources

Kalamazoo Builders Exchange

Phone 269-349-2507

Maintains plans and specifications of industrial/commercial building jobs out for bid in SW Michigan; publishes a bi-weekly listing covering commercial, industrial, schools, public buildings, churches, etc., buildings being put out for bid in the area.

Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission

Phone 269-337-8804

Citizen advisory board on preservation matters; awards to city buildings that are excellent examples of renovation or restoration; holds Preservation Week activities; publishes books, brochures.

Websites

Built in America

Historic American Buildings Survey 1933-Present from the Library of Congress

Great Buildings Collection

The world of architecture online.

Kalamazoo Architecture


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Frank Lloyd Wright, North American, American, 1869 - 1959, Stained glass window, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Frank Lloyd Wright, North American, American, 1869 - 1959, Stained glass window, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Source: CAMIO database