Sat, Sept 19 RAIN OR SHINE 9:30am - 4:00pm Meadow Brook Hall
Location: Rochester, MI
Deadline: Tuesday, Sept 8, 2009. NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE
Register: In order to reserve your spot for this trip, you must sign up and pay in advance by the deadline at the front desk of the International Center on Central Campus (cash only and exact change is appreciated, thank you!). A UMID must be presented by the person purchasing the tickets. Limited space is available.
Cost: $45 per person including transportation, guided House tour and lunch. Students, scholars, friends, and families are welcome. Same price for all, regardless of age. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Meeting time and location: please be on time! Participants may choose to board the bus from either Central Campus or North Campus at one of the locations designated below. Upon our return, participants may choose to be dropped off at Central or North Campus locations.
Pick-up Locations Central Campus: International Center (603 East Madison Street) 9:30 am
North Campus: corner of Bonisteel Blvd and Murfin Avenue 9:50 am
Please note: The bus will depart the North Campus location at 10am for Meadow Brook Hall.
Event Description: Meadow Brook Hall is often described as an American castle. It is the fourth largest historic house museum in the United States and is renowned for its superb craftsmanship, architectural detailing and grand scale. Built between 1926 and 1929 as the residence of Matilda Dodge Wilson (widow of auto pioneer John Dodge) and her second husband, lumber broker Alfred G. Wilson. The 110-room, 88,000-square-foot, Tudor-revival style mansion is complete with vast collections of original art and furnishings.
Most of the gardens (total 14) at Meadow Brook Hall were largely the work of Arthur Davidson, an English landscape architect, who in 1928 was commissioned to create a master plan for the estate. His preliminary drawing was an elaborate plan with many variations of garden styles. Although many of the gardens were not realized, the landscape at Meadow Brook Hall exemplifies an artistic movement that combined wealth, architecture, art and nature.
Join us as we tour the Hall museum and enjoy a leisurely stroll through the gardens. Bring money for the gift shop, dress for the weather, and wear comfortable shoes for walking!
Visit their web site for more information on Meadow Brook Hall.
Lunch Menu: roast breast of chicken, mushroom cream sauce, wild rice blend and seasonable vegetable. We will have apple pie for dessert. Artisan dinner roll and butter, fresh coffee and hot tea are also included. A vegetarian lunch will also be available. If you would like the vegetarian lunch, please indicate on the sign-up sheet that you are a vegetarian when you register for the trip.
Questions: Contact Monica at mondar@umich.edu
Location: Rochester, MI
Deadline: Tuesday, Sept 8, 2009. NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE
Register: In order to reserve your spot for this trip, you must sign up and pay in advance by the deadline at the front desk of the International Center on Central Campus (cash only and exact change is appreciated, thank you!). A UMID must be presented by the person purchasing the tickets. Limited space is available.
Cost: $45 per person including transportation, guided House tour and lunch. Students, scholars, friends, and families are welcome. Same price for all, regardless of age. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Meeting time and location: please be on time! Participants may choose to board the bus from either Central Campus or North Campus at one of the locations designated below. Upon our return, participants may choose to be dropped off at Central or North Campus locations.
Pick-up Locations Central Campus: International Center (603 East Madison Street) 9:30 am
North Campus: corner of Bonisteel Blvd and Murfin Avenue 9:50 am
Please note: The bus will depart the North Campus location at 10am for Meadow Brook Hall.
Event Description: Meadow Brook Hall is often described as an American castle. It is the fourth largest historic house museum in the United States and is renowned for its superb craftsmanship, architectural detailing and grand scale. Built between 1926 and 1929 as the residence of Matilda Dodge Wilson (widow of auto pioneer John Dodge) and her second husband, lumber broker Alfred G. Wilson. The 110-room, 88,000-square-foot, Tudor-revival style mansion is complete with vast collections of original art and furnishings.
Most of the gardens (total 14) at Meadow Brook Hall were largely the work of Arthur Davidson, an English landscape architect, who in 1928 was commissioned to create a master plan for the estate. His preliminary drawing was an elaborate plan with many variations of garden styles. Although many of the gardens were not realized, the landscape at Meadow Brook Hall exemplifies an artistic movement that combined wealth, architecture, art and nature.
Join us as we tour the Hall museum and enjoy a leisurely stroll through the gardens. Bring money for the gift shop, dress for the weather, and wear comfortable shoes for walking!
Visit their web site for more information on Meadow Brook Hall.
Lunch Menu: roast breast of chicken, mushroom cream sauce, wild rice blend and seasonable vegetable. We will have apple pie for dessert. Artisan dinner roll and butter, fresh coffee and hot tea are also included. A vegetarian lunch will also be available. If you would like the vegetarian lunch, please indicate on the sign-up sheet that you are a vegetarian when you register for the trip.
Questions: Contact Monica at mondar@umich.edu
Cost
- $45.00 per person
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