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The Herbert H. Dow House is an historic house located in the Dow Gardens of Midland, Michigan. Built in 1899, it was the home of Herbert H. Dow (b. 1866), founder of Dow Chemical Company, from then until his death in 1930. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. [2] [3] The house is open for guided tours; admission is charged.
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Texas is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Texas [1] [2] [3]
The Midland Centennial Branch Library opened at the Midland Park Mall in 1985. [5] It was moved to the Imperial Shopping Center in 2004. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] By 1990, the library collection had outgrown the building, and the Friends of the Library again circulated a petition asking the county commissioners for an expansion to the Downtown facility. [ 5 ]
Sandstorm, 1894 Main Street, 1894. Midland was established in June 1881 as Midway Station, on the Texas and Pacific Railway.Its name came from its central location between Fort Worth and El Paso, but because there were already other towns in Texas named Midway, the city changed its name to Midland in January 1884 when it was granted its first post office.
His father, Herbert Dow, had utilized this same cinder waste to construct “clinker” bridges in their family gardens (now, Dow Gardens). [7] [8] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. [1] [3] It was awarded the Paris Prize for Residential Architecture in 1937. [5] The house is open to the public for tours and abuts the Dow ...
Dow Gardens in the Spring. Dow Gardens is a 110-acre (45 ha) botanical garden located at 1809 Eastman Avenue, Midland, Michigan, United States.Visitors are invited to leave the pathway and explore the uniquely-designed landscape, take a tour of the historic Pines Home, participate in one of many hands-on educational programs, stroll the nation's longest canopy walk, and discover beautiful art ...
The Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county – Midland – in West Texas, anchored by the city of Midland. As of the 2020 census , the MSA had a population of 169,983.
The East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society "ETABS" (over 100 acres) is an arboretum and collection of botanical gardens and historical buildings located at 1601 Patterson Road, Athens, Texas in the United States. It is open daily, an admission fee is charged. ETABS is a not-for-profit recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c)(3). Memberships are ...