Michigan Modern
The following Kalamazoo area houses and buildings have been recognized by the Michigan Modern Project as significant contributions to modernist design. The MMP has its goals the following:
- Define Michigan’s role in the development of American modernism.
- Rebrand Michigan based on its outstanding design heritage, which is less known but just as influential as its manufacturing heritage.
- Develop a cultural heritage tourism initiative based on Michigan’s modern resources that will draw national and international attention.
- Use the continued vitality of Michigan’s design industry to attract young, talented people to the state.
- Raise awareness of the significance of modern resources and encourage their preservation and reuse.
“Greetings from Kalamazoo, Michigan” postcard, c. 1955
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Firm: Alden B. Dow and Associates
Date: 1968
James and Sarah Kirkpatrick House
Firm: George Nelson, Gordon Chadwick
Date: 1958
Robert S. and Dorothy Bowers House
Firm: Norman F. Carver Jr.
Date: 1961
Charles Starring House
Firm: Norman F. Carver Jr.
Date: 1961
Frederick J. and Margaret L. Rogers House
Firm: Norman F. Carver Jr.
Date: 1961
Norman Jr. and Joan Carver House
Firm: Norman F. Carver Jr.
Date: 1955
Carver Center
Firm: Norman F. Carver Jr.
Date: 1958
Fountain of the Pioneers (Deaccessioned)
Firm: Alfonso Iannelli
Date: 1940
Western Michigan University Kanley Memorial Chapel
Firm: Ralph Calder and Associates
Date: 1953
Max and Lois Doering House
Firm: Edward Durrell Stone
Date: 1945
Dee and Gertrude Williams House
Firm: L. Morgan Yost
Date: 1945
Milo F. and Irma K. McCammon House
Firm: Harwell Hamilton Harris
Date: 1945
Joseph H. and Thelma M. Mitchell House
Firm: Alden B. Dow
Date: 1945
Eric and Zita Snyder House
Firm: Alden B. Dow
Date: 1945
James M. and Margaret I. Wilson House
Firm: Hugh A. Stubbins Jr.
Date: 1945
Daniel D. and Grace D. Gish
Firm: Hugh A. Stubbins Jr.
Date: 1945
Robert D. & Winifred L. Winn House
Firm: Frank Lloyd Wright
Date: 1952
Robert and Rae Levin House
Firm: Frank Lloyd Wright
Date: 1948, add. 1960
Eric Brown House
Firm: Frank Lloyd Wright
Date: 1949
Jack J. & Jeanne M. Frey House
Firm: George Sprau
Date: 1960
Ward R. and Helen E. McCartney House
Firm: Frank Lloyd Wright
Date: 1949
Ward B. and Helen McCartney House
Firm: Frank Lloyd Wright
Date: 1947
Kalamazoo Public Library Staff, Ryan Gage, June 2022