A sculpture of the Zodiac, main quadrangle, Cranbrook Campus.

The Cranbrook Educational Community was founded in the early 20th century by George Gough Booth, a newspaper mogul, consisting of the Cranbrook Kingswood School, the Cranbrook Academy of Art, the Cranbrook Institute of Science, Cranbrook House and Gardens, and Christ Church Cranbrook. The Community derives its name from Cranbrook School Kent in England, from which its founder graduated. A sculpture of the Zodiac, Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Original copyright attributed to Bradley Portnoy. ... A sculpture of the Zodiac, Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Original copyright attributed to Bradley Portnoy. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... George Gough Booth (1864-1949) was the publisher of the Detroit News and philanthropist who founded the world-renowned Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. ... This article is about the private secondary school in the United States; For alternate uses, including other Cranbrook Schools, see Cranbrook (disambiguation). ... The Cranbrook Academy of Art, located near Detroit, Michigan is an influential school of architecture and design. ... Cranbrook School is a secondary school in Kent. ...

It is renowned for its architecture in the style of the Arts and Crafts Movement. The chief architects were Albert Kahn and Eliel Saarinen. Renowned scultor Carl Milles also spent many years in residence at Cranbrook. Cranbrook was added to the list of National Historic Landmarks in 1989. In 2004, it was named one of the world's [1] 12 architectural must-visit sites by MSNBC and Budget Travel Magazine. The selections were made by Tony Atkin, Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. The Arts and Crafts movement was a reformist movement, at first inspired by the writings of John Ruskin, that was at its height between approximately 1880–1910. ... See Albert Kahn (banker) for the French banker. ... Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (August 20, 1873, Rantasalmi, Finland – July 1, 1950, Cranbrook, Michigan, United States) was a Finnish architect who became famous for his art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. ... Triton Blowing a Shell, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Carl Milles, born Carl Emil Wilhelm Andersson son of lieutenant Emil Mille Andersson and his wife Walborg Tisell, (June 23, 1875–September 19, 1955) was a Swedish sculptor, best known for his fountains. ... USS Constitution. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MSNBC logo MSNBC (a grammatical blend of MSN and NBC) is a 24-hour cable news channel in the United States. ...

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