Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan

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Fair Lane in Dearborn, Michigan is the historic estate and mansion of industrialist Henry Ford, now preserved as a National Historic Landmark and museum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark
estate
historic house
museum
architect Joseph Nathaniel French
William Van Tine
architecturalStyle Prairie School influences
Tudor Revival
surface form: Tudor Revival architecture
area approximately 1,300 acres at its greatest extent
category Henry Ford
Historic house museums in Michigan
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
city Dearborn
constructionStartDate 1913
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse historic house museum
dateCompleted 1915
floorCount 3
function private residence (historical)
public museum (current)
governingBody Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fair Lane: Home of Clara and Henry Ford (nonprofit organization)
hasPart boathouse
gardens
main house
meadow
powerhouse
rose garden
woodlands
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
surface form: National Historic Landmark of the United States

National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
landscapeArchitect Jens Jensen
locatedIn Dearborn, Michigan, United States
surface form: Dearborn, Michigan

Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan NERFINISHED
locatedOn River Rouge
namedAfter Fair Lane, Cork, Ireland
near Greenfield Village
The Henry Ford (museum complex)
surface form: The Henry Ford museum complex
NRHPReferenceNumber 72000661
NRHPType building
owner Clara Jane Bryant Ford
Henry Ford
significantEvent residence of Henry and Clara Ford from 1915 until their deaths
significantFeature Arts and Crafts interior details
Jens Jensen-designed naturalistic landscape
hydroelectric power plant integrated into the estate
significantPerson Clara Jane Bryant Ford
Henry Ford
state Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan

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Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan governingBody Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fair Lane: Home of Clara and Henry Ford (nonprofit organization)
Dearborn hasLandmark Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan
this entity surface form: Fair Lane, Home of Clara and Henry Ford
Henry Ford placeOfDeath Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan