Ford, Henry; Home; At Dearborn; Fairlane; Exteriors. 1 neg.

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Description:

Exterior view of the front of the Henry Ford estate in Dearborn, Michigan. "Fair Lane's design was taken over by Marion Mahony Griffin, a former student of [Frank Lloyd] Wright who was with the Chicago architectural firm of Van Holst & Fyfe, Griffin's plans closely embodied Wright's "Prairie School" design philosophy, as the story goes, Mr. Ford noticed that the Van Holst people were being quite extravagant with the use of materials in the construction of Fair Lane's footings and foundation, it has also been said that Clara Ford and Griffin were at odds over certain aspects of Fair Lane's design, in 1912, the Fords returned from their first trip to Europe with a new found appreciation for English manor houses, Henry Ford soon dismissed the Van Holst & Fyfe firm and hired the Pittsburgh concern of William H. Van Tine, under Van Tine, Fair Lane's design was greatly modified, the result was an eclectic mixture of English castle elements juxtaposed with Wright-Midwestern prairie features," from entry at Henry Ford Estate website.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1953-04-23T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Homes and haunts

Subject Topic:

Fairlane (Dearborn, Michigan)

Subject Name:

Ford, Henry, 1863-1947, Griffin, Marion Mahony, and 1871-1961

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc2753