Original Construction
1935
Completion Date
1997
Size
17,240 sqft
Awards
1998 Preservation Project of the Year Ann Arbor Historic District Commission

In 1917, Harry and Carrie Earhart purchased 300 acres of land and built a private French-Eclectic residence, Earhart Manor. In 1961, a large portion of the property was sold to the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod to establish Concordia College, which opened two years later as a private junior college. The limestone manor served as the college's most prominent building for years, housing student recreational facilities, student organization offices, and faculty spaces.

Around 35 years later, Gene Hopkins provided restoration and adaptive reuse services to preserve the manor's historic character while enhancing its functional role within the school. His firm's scope included slate roof repairs, exterior stone masonry preservation, and interior renovations to accommodate meeting spaces, administrative offices for admissions, and the president’s office. The team also specified paint schemes, wall coverings, window treatments, furnishings, light fixtures, and updated mechanical and electrical systems to meet current code requirements. Today, the manor serves as the official "front door" to the college.