A Guide to Architecture & Ironwork in Arden Park & Boston-Edison, 1910-1925
A Guide to Architecture & Ironwork
in Arden Park & Boston-Edison, 1910-1925
A walking history tour with Gabriel Craig
Saturday, October 21 at 11:00 am
This walking tour will highlight the architecture andironwork of homes in the Arden Park and Boston-Edison neighborhoods of Detroit. The meticulously researched tour will feature homes built in the 1910s and 1920s by some of Detroit’s most respected architects of the period including: George D. Mason, Marcus R. Burrowes, Richard H. Marr, Mildner & Eisen, and of course, Albert Kahn. The tour will run approximate 90 minutes, attendees will walk 3 blocks.
$25 members, $30 for non-members
Meeting place: 54 Arden Park, Detroit, MI 48202. On street parking is available.
Gabriel Craig is a metalsmith, writer, and historian. In 2012, he founded Smith Shop with his wife and partner, Amy Weiks. Their nationally prominent studio produces functional and ornamental ironwork of extraordinary design and craftsmanship. Smith Shop has been repeatedly recognized for their work including numerous Detroit Design Awards. In 2020, they received the Craftsman award for excellence from the Parducci Society of Detroit. Craig’s work is in prominent private collections nationally and internationally, and most notably in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
View MoreWomen of the Kahn Family
The Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation
in partnership with the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan present a lecture by Carol Kahn, granddaughter of Albert Kahn.
October 26, 2023, at 7:00 pm
Venue: The Hawk
29995 W 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
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In-Person Registration: $20
Virtual Registration: $10
Carol Kahn, daughter of Edgar and Rose Kahn, granddaughter of Albert and Ernestine Kahn, will share her research from the Smithsonian Archive of American Art, the Bentley Historical Library, and her personal collection of family documents about the lives of the Kahn family women.
Using letters, photos, interviews, and film, she will share legends and stories of Rosalie Cohn Kahn, Mollie Kahn Fuchs, Paula Kahn Brown, Sarah Ewell Krolik, Ernestine Krolik Kahn, Lydia Kahn Malbin, Ruth Kahn Rothman, Rosalie Kahn Butzel,
Gisela (Peggy) Kahn Gresser, and her mother, Rose Herrmann Kahn.
There will be a Q & A after the lecture.
Photograph above: The Kahn Family c.1937.
For more information contact Heidi Pfannes at 269.207.5647 or email [email protected]
A Celebration of Albert Kahn’s Legacy at Historic Temple Beth-El
PLEASE JOIN US FOR
A CELEBRATION OF ALBERT KAHN’S LEGACY
AT HISTORIC TEMPLE BETH-EL
Experience Temple Beth-El and learn about
the past and future of this Albert Kahn designed
masterpiece — and the ongoing work of the
Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation.
Join the Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation
on Wednesday, November 1st at 6pm.
We will celebrate the past and future of this Albert Kahn designed masterpiece, and learn how our community is coming together to share Albert Kahn’s significant impact on our world.
The evening will include storytelling, tours, a silent auction, dinner, and drinks.
Proceeds raised by this event will support the Restoration of the Historic Temple Beth-El – Bethel Community Transformation Center and The Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation.
The event will take place at the Breakers Covenant Church
(The Historic Temple Beth-El)
8801 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
Secure parking available.
Sponsorship opportunities are available.
All sponsors will be listed in the event program and presentation and will directly benefit both organizations.
Questions? Please contact Heidi Pfannes
email: [email protected] Phone: 269-207-5647
Tickets Selected During Registration:
$2500 Event Sponsor Ticket: (10 Attendees)
This sponsorship opportunity grants admission for 10 people and includes recognition in the evening program, notable mention during the presentation, dinner, wine and beer, a tour of the building, and the option to participate in the silent auction.
$1000 Event Sponsor Ticket: (4 Attendees)
This sponsorship opportunity grants admission for 4 people and includes recognition in the evening program, notable mention during the presentation, dinner, wine and beer, a tour of the building, and the option to participate in the silent auction.
$500 Event Sponsor Ticket: (2 Attendees)
This sponsorship opportunity grants admission for 2 people and includes recognition in the evening program, notable mention during the presentation, dinner, wine and beer, a tour of the building, and the option to participate in the silent auction.
$250 Event Sponsor Ticket: (1 Attendee)
This sponsorship opportunity grants admission for 1 person and includes recognition in the evening program, notable mention during the presentation, dinner, wine and beer, a tour of the building, and the option to participate in the silent auction.
2 Tickets: $150 (2 Attendees)
This ticket grants admission for 2 people and includes dinner, wine and beer, a presentation, tours of the building, and a silent auction.
1 Ticket: $75 (1 Attendee)
This ticket grants admission for 1 person and includes dinner, wine and beer, a presentation, tours of the building, and a silent auction.
