Michigan Modern
Recognition of Local Contributions to Modernist Design
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.
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