National Historic Landmark · house · Midland, Michigan

Dow, Herbert H., House

Historic house in Michigan, United States in Midland, Michigan. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Herbert H. Dow House

The Herbert H. Dow House, locally known as The Pines, is a historic home located in the Dow Gardens of Midland, Michigan. Built in 1899, Herbert Henry Dow founded the Dow Chemical Company in 1897. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. The house is open for limited guided tours; admission is charged, but it is not ADA-accessible.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1038 W. Main St., Midland, MI
CountyMidland County
ListedMay 11, 1976
Reference number76001033
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings, 1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address1038 W. Main St., Midland, MI
Coordinates43.61633, -84.24727 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitRiver Raisin National Battlefield Park · 126 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76001033. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.