Box, Jens Jensen Fair Lane Landscape Architecture Drawings, circa 1921

Summary

Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. Jensen created landscape drawings for his vision of the estate's formal and natural areas. Jensen numbered and stored these plans in this case.

Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. Jensen created landscape drawings for his vision of the estate's formal and natural areas. Jensen numbered and stored these plans in this case.

Artifact

Box (Container)

Date Made

circa 1921

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.797.2.30

Credit

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

Color

Dark green

Dimensions

Length: 12 in

Width: 13 in

Depth: 9.75 in

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