Fair Lane Residence and Grounds under Construction, Dearborn, Michigan, 1915

Summary

In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate -- situated along the Rouge River -- Fair Lane. Several hundred men worked year-round to erect the 31,000-square-foot, 56-room residence. The couple moved into their new home in January 1916.

In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate -- situated along the Rouge River -- Fair Lane. Several hundred men worked year-round to erect the 31,000-square-foot, 56-room residence. The couple moved into their new home in January 1916.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1915

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.3397

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 10 in

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