The Warren Holmes Company was founded in 1920 in Lansing, Michigan, by Warren Samuel Holmes. Holmes devoted his firm to the design of educational buildings based on the philosophy that would inspire education. Over time the firm expanded its focus, designing numerous municipal and commercial office buildings throughout Michigan and the Midwest.
In 1973 Warren Holmes Company merged with another prominent Lansing firm, Kenneth C. Black & Associates. The newly constituted firm was known as the Warren Holmes-Kenneth Black Company. Then, in 1986, the firm merged with Mayotte, D’Haene and Associates, also of Lansing, and became MBDS Architects. The legacy of the Warren Holmes Company (and Kenneth C. Black & Associates) continues to this day in the MAYOTTEgroup Architects.
The 1964 Warren Holmes Company office building is now part of the Central Free Methodist Church.
A catalog of Warren Holmes Company projects can be download as an 8MB PDF file here.
Gogebic Community College Student Housing
Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan (map)
Lansing Community College Vocational Technical Building
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Kiwanis Manor Retirement Homes (Kiwanihome, Inc.)
Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan (map)
Kingsford High School
Kingsford, Dickinson County, Michigan (map)
Jackson Park Junior High School
Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan (map)
Hughes Street Elementary School
Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan (map)
Hillsdale Senior High School
Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan (map)
Gymnasium & Natatorium
Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan (map)
Lapeer Senior High School
Lapeer, Genesee County, Michigan (map)
Grand Blanc Central Elementary School
Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan (map)
Grand Blanc High School
Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan (map)
Gogebic Community College Mt. Zion Recreation & Sport Complex
Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan (map)
Gogebic Community College Library, Science & Classroom Building
Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan (map)
Gladstone Elementary School
Gladstone, Delta County, Michigan (map)
Eaton Rapids High School
Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan (map)
Dwight H. Rich Junior High School
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Dundee Elementary School
Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan (map)
Board of Eduation Building
Lapeer, Genesee County, Michigan (map)
Bay De Noc Community College Library Classroom Complex,
Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan (map)
Walnut Hills Country Club
East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Suomi College Student Center & Residence Hall
Houghton, Hancock County, Michigan (map)
Gogebic Community College Technical Center
Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan (map)
Sutton Elementary School
Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan (map)
Leora Weymouth Elementary School
Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan (map)
Suomi College Science & Library Building
Houghton, Hancock County, Michigan (map)
Suomi College Physical Education Building
Houghton, Hancock County, Michigan (map)
Southwestern Michigan College
Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan (map)
Southeast Junior High School
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (map)
Senior High School
Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan (map)
Senior High School
North Branch, Lapeer County, Michigan (map)
Senior High School
Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan (map)
Senior High School
Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan (map)
Northern Michigan College Campus Plan
Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan (map)
Marquette Middle School
Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan (map)
Michigan State University Faculty Clubhouse
East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
North Marble Elementary School
East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Northern Michigan University Lee-Carey Hall (Union & Girls Dormitory)
Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan (map)
Northern Michigan University Physical Education Building
Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan (map)
Northern Michigan University Practical & Fine Arts Building
Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan (map)
Northern Michigan University Science Building
Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan (map)
Patterson Elementary School
Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan (map)
Pinecrest Elementary School
East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Mona Shores Senior High School
Mona Shores, Muskegon County, Michigan (map)
Jefferson Senior High School, 1963
Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan (map)
Emmet County Courthouse, 1964
Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan (map)
Michigan Education Association Building, 1964
East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Warren Holmes Company Office Building, 1964
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Gerald D. Winans Elementary School, 1965
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Oakley Park Elementary School, 1966
Walled Lake, Oakland County, Michigan (map)
Albion Senior High School, 1967
Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan (map)
Marcellus Community High School, 1967
Marcellus, Cass County, Michigan (map)
Michigan Credit Union League Life Insurance Building, 1967
Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan (map)
Emmet County Jail & Sherrif’s Residence, 1967
Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan (map)
City-County Building, 1967
Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan (map)
Lansing Community College Health Science, Liberal Arts & Science Building, 1967
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
C. E. MacDonald Middle School, 1967
East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Cass City Senior High School, 1967
Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (map)
Woodcreek Elementary School, 1968
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Greater Jackson Catholic Regional High School, 1968
Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan (map)
Walled Lake Western Senior High School, 1969
Walled Lake, Oakland County, Michigan (map)
Kinawa Middle School, 1969
Okemos, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
H. B. Zemmer Junior High School, 1969
Lapeer, Genesee County, Michigan (map)
Morenci Area High School, 1970
Morenci, Lenawee County, Michigan (map)
Lansing Community College Old Central Addition, 1970
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Hastings High School, 1970
Hastings, Barry County, Michigan (map)
Harry W. Hill High School, 1971
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
United Community Chest Central Service Building, 1971
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (map)
Hale Senior High School, 1972
Hale, Iosco County, Michigan (map)
Ypsilanti High School, 1973
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan (map)
