Michigan Central Depot Blog » reed and stem http://www.michigancentraldepot.com/blog Blog dedicated to saving the Michigan Central Station from the Detroit City Council Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:00:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Reed and Stem Architecture Firm http://www.michigancentraldepot.com/blog/2009/04/30/reed-and-stem-architecture-firm/ http://www.michigancentraldepot.com/blog/2009/04/30/reed-and-stem-architecture-firm/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:07 +0000 Walter http://www.michigancentraldepot.com/blog/?p=28 Reed and Stem was an architecture firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota.  It was a partnership between Charles A. Reed (1858-1911) and Allen H. Stem (1856-1931).  Formed in 1891, the successful partnership captured a wide range of commissions.  One early work was Medical Hall on the campus of the University of Minnesota.  They are however most widely known for their work for railways over the course of two decades.  Through Reed’s relationship by marriage to the president of the New York Central Railroad they gained a high profile commission for New York’s Grand Central Terminal with the architecture firm of Warren and Wetmore with the newly hired Alfred T. Fellheimer as lead architect.  In addition, Reed and Stem undertook many significant projects for the Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway.  After Reed’s death, Stem continued to practice with Fellheimer until his retirement in 1920.

The Reed and Stem papers are held at the Northwest Architectural Archives in the Elmer L. Anderson Library at the University of Minnesota.

Major Commissions:

  • Grand Central Terminal, New York, New York, 1913.
  • King Street Station, Seattle, Washington, 1906.
  • Livingston Depot, Livingston, Montana, 1902.
  • Michigan Central Station, Detroit, Michigan, 1913.
  • Tacoma Union Station, Tacoma, Washington, 1911.
  • Wulling Hall (Medical Hall), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1892.

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