Fair Lane

Fair Lane (HML6R)

Location: Dearborn, MI 48128 Wayne County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 18.85', W 83° 13.92'

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Here Henry and Clara Bryant Ford lived from 1915 until their deaths in 1947 and 1950. The eminent American auto magnate and inventor named Fair Lane after the road on which his father, William Ford, was born in County Cork, Ireland. The fifty-six room mansion made of marblehead limestone and concrete was completed in 1915. Inventor Thomas A. Edison, a frequent guest here, laid the cornerstone in 1914 for the powerhouse which supplied power for the entire estate. Ford's popularization of the automobile propelled America into an era of accelerated urbanization and industrialization. Yet the home of this man of controversy and varied interests reflects a love of nature and the countryside. Donated by the Ford Motor Company in 1957 to The University of Michigan for a Dearborn campus. Fair Lane's secluded acres shelter a national bird sanctuary and nature trails.Michigan History Division, Department of StateRegistered Historical Building No. 17
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HM NumberHML6R
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker Number17
Year Placed1978
Placed ByDearborn Historical Society and The University of Michigan-Dearborn
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 1:04pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 316058 N 4687071
Decimal Degrees42.31416667, -83.23200000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 18.85', W 83° 13.92'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 18' 51.00" N, 83° 13' 55.20" W
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Area Code(s)313
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 553-575 Fair Ln Dr, Dearborn MI 48128, US
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