Fair Lane
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WrightStuff
N 42° 18.854 W 083° 13.944
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Henry Ford's Fair Lane estate located in Dearborn, MI
Waymark Code: WMRRC
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2006
Views: 42
Here Henry and Clara Bryant Ford lived from 1915 until their deaths in 1947 and 1950. The eminent American auto magnate and inventor named Fair Lane after the road on which his father, William Ford, was born in County Cork, Ireland. The fifty-six room mansion made of marblehead limestone and concrete was completed in 1915. Inventor Thomas A. Edison, a frequent guest here, laid the cornerstone in 1914 for the powerhouse which supplied power for the entire estate. Ford's popularization of the automobile propelled America into an era of accelerated urbanization. Donated by the Ford Motor Company in 1957 to The University of Michigan for a Dearborn Campus, Fair Lane's secluded acres shelter a national bird sanctuary and nature trails.
Street address:
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI United States
48180
County / Borough / Parish: Wayne
Year listed: 1966
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person
Periods of significance: 1900-1950
Historic function: Domestic, Landscape
Current function: Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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