From my sketchbook

This sketch of Alden Dow's First Presbyterian church in Dearborn was the one Henry Ford attended. The back of the church backs up to the River Rouge Flood plane and River. Of course the old church has been demolished and this new structure takes its place. It is said when the river was high in the spring that Henry Ford and family would travel to church in a Ford runabout .

Mr. Dow was a follower of Frank Lloyd Wright and one can see the themes of organiz architecture as well as the innovations from the 1960's which would be part of the final design. the entire grounds and building compose is a very pleasant place. Just North of the Greenfield village  and West of the Ford estate.

Mr. Dow was later called on to design a chapel and it sits behind this structure but is equally well placed and with numerous touches of organiz architecture.

Since Mr. Dow's passing his office has undergone some transitions but never has it been able to duplicate his ability to design unlike the Taliesin West facility of Frank Lloyd Wright.

I drew this about35 years ago as it had made a lasting impression on the then current design trend.