by Martin | Jun 15, 2025 | Albert Kahn News, Foundation News, News
Albert Kahn: From Humble Beginnings to Industrial Visionary Born into a poor German family that later immigrated to Detroit when he was 11 years old. He had to work odd jobs to support his family, which meant he could not continue playing piano by the age of 7, at...
by Kahn Foundation | Jun 15, 2025 | Albert Kahn News, Foundation News, News
Albert Kahn: The Architect Who Built Detroit’s Industrial Legacy Detroit has long been recognized as the birthplace of the American auto industry, but behind the assembly lines and iconic factories stood an architect whose vision transformed the city into a global...
by Karen Kincaid Brady | Jan 16, 2024 | News, Featured News, Foundation News
In memory of our dear friend, and the grandson of Albert Kahn, Harry L. Winston Jr., the Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation has established a special memorial fund in his honor. Harry Lewis Winston Jr. passed away on December 1, 2023. He was born on February 26, 1928, in...
by Karen Kincaid Brady | Jan 16, 2024 | News, Featured News, Foundation News
See inside $2.5 million historic Michigan mansion with breathtaking architecture DETROIT, MI — It’s not every day that history is up for sale, especially history the size of a mansion. There is now an opportunity for one lucky buyer to live amidst history in...
by Albert Kahn Legacy admin | Apr 21, 2022 | News, Albert Kahn News, Featured News, Foundation News
Curated and produced by the Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation, the exhibit opens on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the Community Gallery of the Detroit Historical Museum The exhibit runs through July 3, 2022. Museum is open Thursday through Sunday 10am – 5pm This event...
by Albert Kahn Legacy admin | Oct 5, 2021 | Albert Kahn News, Foundation News, News
The Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit based in Detroit, has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Postal Service to create a stamp in his honor to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ford Rouge Glass Plant, widely recognized as one of the most superbly designed...