Michigan State Medical Society Building
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| Location | 120 W. Saginaw St., East Lansing, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°44′49″N 84°29′05″W / 42.74694°N 84.48472°W |
| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1959 |
| Built by | Christman Co. |
| Architect | Minoru Yamasaki |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000864[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 30, 2011 |
The Michigan State Medical Society Building is an office building located at 120 W. Saginaw Street in East Lansing, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
The Michigan State Medical Society was created in 1866 to promote fellowship among medical professionals. The Society used a string of temporary rental buildings as their headquarters, first in Detroit, and then in Lansing. By the 1950s, the group clearly needed a larger, and permanent, home. The Society purchased a plot of land in which to build, and in 1959 hired architect Minoru Yamasaki to design a building. The contract was the first for Yamasaki outside of metro Detroit, and came on the heels of his landmark 1958 design of Wayne State University's McGregor Memorial Conference Center. Construction began in 1959 and was completed in 1961.[2]
The Michigan State Medical Society has owned and occupy from the date of its construction. An addition, known as the "Stockwell Wing," was constructed in 1979 and is linked to the main building with a short connector. The Stockwell Wing was also designed by the Yamasaki firm, and complements the original building in design.[2]
