Rock Garden at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1929

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Artifact Overview

In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. The Fords hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding their Rouge River estate, called Fair Lane. Jensen created meadows, gardens, orchards, grottoes, wandering paths, and other natural settings for the couple -- and their guests -- to enjoy.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

15 June 1929

Subject Date

15 June 1929

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.6322

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: 10 in
Width: 8 in

Rock Garden at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1929