It is an architecturally vernacular 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a diversity of projections, roof styles, and window sizes and shapes.

Herbert Dow, born in Canada and raised in Connecticut, received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1888, focused on chemistry, from the Case School of Applied Science.

He moved to Midland in 1890 because the brine in the region was particularly rich in bromine, and his refinement of the techniques of separating it led to the formal founding of Dow Chemical in 1897.

Dow's work and patents in this area laid the groundwork for what is now the modern chemical industry.

[3] Dow was also interested in horticulture, developing extensive gardens near his home.