Fair Lane
Fair Lane was the estate of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Ford, in Dearborn, Michigan, in the United States. It was named after an area in Cork in Ireland where Ford's adoptive grandfather, Patrick Ahern, was born. The 1,300-acre (530 ha) estate along the River Rouge included a large limestone house, an electrical power plant on the dammed river, a greenhouse, a boathouse, riding stables, a children's playhouse, a treehouse, and extensive landmark gardens designed by Chicago landscape architect Jens Jensen.
Fair Lane | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District | |
Michigan State Historic Site | |
Fair Lane from the Rouge River side | |
Interactive map showing Fair Lane’s location | |
| Location | Dearborn, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Built | 1913–1915 |
| Architect | Joseph N. French, William Van Tine, Marion Mahony Griffin, Frank Lloyd Wright, Jens Jensen. |
| Architectural style | Baronial, Prairie |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000399 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1966 |
| Designated NHLD | November 13, 1966 |
| Designated MSHS | February 18, 1958 |
The residence and part of the estate grounds are open to the public as a historical landscape and house museum, and preserved as a National Historic Landmark. Part of the estate grounds are preserved as a university nature study area.