Apartment Buildings at the Ford Foundation, Dearborn, Michigan, 1940

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Artifact Overview

Edsel Ford and Henry Ford established the Ford Foundation in 1936 to distribute charitable funds to benefit the public welfare. Early foundation projects included Springwells Park, a housing subdivision in Dearborn, Michigan, begun in in 1939. The development included single-family houses, duplexes, townhouses, apartments, and a shopping center -- all designed in the Colonial Revival style.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

18 July 1940

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.73983.D

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in
Width: 11 in

Apartment Buildings at the Ford Foundation, Dearborn, Michigan, 1940