Presentation Drawing, "Preliminary Sketch for the Cottage Additions to the Dearborn Inn," February, 1936
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By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
Artifact
Design drawing
Date Made
February 1936
Subject Date
February 1936
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Presentation drawings (Proposals)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
59.13.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles M. Hart.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Drawing (Image-making)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 30.5 in
Width: 40 in
Inscriptions
Lower right hand corner: PRELIMINARY/SKETCH/FOR/THE/COTTAGE/ADDITION/TO/THE/DEARBORN/INN/...
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