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 Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Posted by:  The D Zone
N 42° 27.320 W 082° 52.228
17T E 346199 N 4702028
A Michigan Historical Marker for the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House which is located at 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236, (313) 884-4222.
The gates are not always accessible to get to the marker.
Waymark Code: WMFDQT
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2012
Views: 10
Edsel Ford, president of the Ford Motor Company for many years, and his wife, Eleanor Clay, completed this 87-acre estate in 1927. Architect Albert Kahn derived the design precedents in Cotswold, England, and many of the materials, including the staircase, paneling, and the fireplaces, were brought from old English homes. Noted landscape architect Jens Jensen developed the grounds. The Fords were collectors of art and antiques, and benefactors of local and national institutions. Edsel was instrumental in the creation of the Ford Foundation in 1936. He died here on May 26, 1943. His wife, who lived here until her death on October 19, 1976, endowed the property and directed it be maintained for public use.
Historical Name: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
Description:
Edsel Ford, president of the Ford Motor Company for many years, and his wife, Eleanor Clay, completed this 87-acre estate in 1927. Architect Albert Kahn derived the design precedents in Cotswold, England, and many of the materials, including the staircase, paneling, and the fireplaces, were brought from old English homes. Noted landscape architect Jens Jensen developed the grounds. The Fords were collectors of art and antiques, and benefactors of local and national institutions. Edsel was instrumental in the creation of the Ford Foundation in 1936. He died here on May 26, 1943. His wife, who lived here until her death on October 19, 1976, endowed the property and directed it be maintained for public use.
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: S0498
Historical Date: Not listed
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