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1929

Founded

On the cusp of the Great Depression, engineers Louis C. Kingscott & Donald A. Stewart Founded Stewart-Kingscott Company, Architects & Engineers. Kingscott later became a licensed architect.

1938

U of M Law Quad Men’s Dormitory

University of Michigan Men’s Dormitory is Kingscott’s first higher education project.

1939

Business Evolution

After Stewart’s death in 1939, Stewart-Kingscott Company changes to Kingscott Associates & Louis C. Kingscott Becomes President.

1940 - 1950

Police Posts

Kingscott designed many of the small brick State Police posts throughout Michigan in small towns including Paw Paw and Constantine.

1962

Leadership Transition

Louis C. Kingscott Sr. dies; Louis Jr. becomes President of the firm

1966

Gerald R. Ford Federal Building

Kingscott oversee the design-build for the Gerald Ford Federal Building in Grand Rapids.

1973

Continued Growth

Louis Kingscott Jr. sold the business to four employees: Brooks Godfrey, DeWayne Leppke, Phil Parker and Jim Bentley. Jim Bentley becomes President.

1974

Art Hop

Kingscott started an art gallery in their front foyer under the direction of Jim Bentley’s wife. Kingscott was the first business to feature an art gallery at the place of business. The Kingscott gallery served as the inspiration for the now widely popular, monthly Kalamazoo event known as Art Hop.

1975

Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery

Kingscott draws international recognition for designing DNR’s Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery featuring state-of-the-art solar shallow ponds

1985

Main St. East Building

Kingscott Associates, Inc. was the A/E firm for the second phase of continued efforts by Arcadia Creek Development Company to revitalize Kalamazoo’s downtown. As a bonus, Kingscott was the first tenant in the new building and the Kalamazoo office is still located here.

1993

Family & Children Services

Kingscott designs a new office building for Kalamazoo’s Family & Children Services followed by 2 respite homes in 1995 & 1996. This was the first of many Kingscott projects for this non-profit organization that focuses on helping children.

2000

Epic Center

Supported by Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, the Epic Center is an 87,000 sf former department store in downtown Kalamazoo, re-energized into an arts-and-cultural center and performance space.

2002

Leadership transition

Susan Einspahr becomes Kingscott’s first female president.

2006

Kalamazoo Transportation Center

Complete renovation of the existing 1887 Cyrus L.W. Eidlitz train depot and the addition of 20 new bus slips

Received the following awards:

  • AIA Southwest Michigan Honor Award
  • ACEC New York Diamond Award
  • Western New York Illumination Design Award
  • Kalamazoo Historic Commission Preservation Award
2012

Residential Opportunities, Inc. – Great Lakes Center for Autism Research

The Great Lakes Center for Autism Treatment & Research is the only one of its kind in the Midwest and provides Applied Behavior Analysis Practices to help children with autism.

2014

Continued Evolution

Brendon Pollard, former Kingscott Intern gets named Kingscott President. Pollard is joined in leadership by Principals Dan Tryles, David Martin & Rob Atkins. Heather Martin, former Director of Support Services becomes Chief Operating Officer.

2019

90th Anniversary

Kingscott is the 2nd oldest firm in the state of Michigan. We believe the secret to a long life is creative evolution. The ability to honor the past, while providing solutions to the needs of the present, has been key to working together with our clients and partners for the last 90 years.

  • 1929
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  • 1939
  • 1940-50
  • 1962
  • 1966
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