Landscape Architecture Drawing for Fair Lane, "Sections and Elevations of Dam, Henry Ford Estate," 1913-1915
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Henry Ford planned to tap the power of the Rouge River that ran through his Dearborn, Michigan, estate. A concrete, industrial-looking dam, however, would destroy the natural setting that he and his wife, Clara, desired. Jen Jensen, the landscape architect the couple hired to design the grounds, provided the solution. He camouflaged the dam as a section of natural rapids.
Henry Ford planned to tap the power of the Rouge River that ran through his Dearborn, Michigan, estate. A concrete, industrial-looking dam, however, would destroy the natural setting that he and his wife, Clara, desired. Jen Jensen, the landscape architect the couple hired to design the grounds, provided the solution. He camouflaged the dam as a section of natural rapids.
Artifact
Blueline print
Date Made
1913-1915
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.797.2.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Blueprint process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue
Dark green
Dimensions
Height: 15 in
Width: 26 in
Height: 24.5 in (Overall)
Width: 26.25 in (Overall)
Inscriptions
Embossed on lower spine in gold: 9
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