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- Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Estate - Interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton worked with Henry and Clara Ford from about 1919 through 1925 to design furniture for their house, Fair Lane.
- November 23, 2021
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Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Estate
Interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton worked with Henry and Clara Ford from about 1919 through 1925 to design furniture for their house, Fair Lane.
- Sidney Houghton: The Later Commissions - In this last post in a series, we look at some of interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton's last commissions for Henry and Clara Ford: Dearborn Country Club and Henry Ford Hospital.
- January 19, 2022
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Sidney Houghton: The Later Commissions
In this last post in a series, we look at some of interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton's last commissions for Henry and Clara Ford: Dearborn Country Club and Henry Ford Hospital.
- The Enigmatic Sidney Houghton, Designer to Henry and Clara Ford - Sidney Houghton was an interior architect, worked on the U.S. Eagle Boat program during World War I, and did a lot of work for Clara and Henry Ford. Explore his little-known story.
- September 03, 2021
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The Enigmatic Sidney Houghton, Designer to Henry and Clara Ford
Sidney Houghton was an interior architect, worked on the U.S. Eagle Boat program during World War I, and did a lot of work for Clara and Henry Ford. Explore his little-known story.
- Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Rail Car and the Engineering Laboratory Offices - Discover how interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton designed Henry and Clara Ford's Fair Lane private rail car and Henry and Edsel Ford’s offices in the Ford Engineering Laboratory.
- November 03, 2021
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Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Rail Car and the Engineering Laboratory Offices
Discover how interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton designed Henry and Clara Ford's Fair Lane private rail car and Henry and Edsel Ford’s offices in the Ford Engineering Laboratory.
- Designs for Aging: New Takes on Old Forms - Learn about designers who have utilized the principles of Universal Design to help people cope with everyday needs as they age.
- November 18, 2022
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Designs for Aging: New Takes on Old Forms
Learn about designers who have utilized the principles of Universal Design to help people cope with everyday needs as they age.
- Women Design: Peggy Ann Mack - Peggy Ann Mack was an early industrial designer, an author, an artist, and the first female member of the Society of Industrial Designers.
- March 10, 2022
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Women Design: Peggy Ann Mack
Peggy Ann Mack was an early industrial designer, an author, an artist, and the first female member of the Society of Industrial Designers.
- Three Trips to Tuskegee with the Fords and the Fair Lane - Beginning in 1921, Henry and Clara Ford used their own railroad car, the Fair Lane, to travel in privacy. Henry Ford took the railcar to the Tuskegee Institute in 1938, 1941, and 1942, and Clara accompanied Henry at least twice.
- July 08, 2021
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Three Trips to Tuskegee with the Fords and the Fair Lane
Beginning in 1921, Henry and Clara Ford used their own railroad car, the Fair Lane, to travel in privacy. Henry Ford took the railcar to the Tuskegee Institute in 1938, 1941, and 1942, and Clara accompanied Henry at least twice.
- Introducing the Main Storage Building - Get an introduction to our newest collections storage facility, the Main Storage Building, including the work we do and the artifacts we store there.
- November 26, 2021
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Introducing the Main Storage Building
Get an introduction to our newest collections storage facility, the Main Storage Building, including the work we do and the artifacts we store there.
- Mary Chase Perry and the Origins of Pewabic Pottery - Before establishing what would become Detroit’s renowned Pewabic Pottery, Mary Chase Perry got her start in china painting. She was among countless women taking up the hobby as the Arts & Crafts movement gained momentum in late-19th-century America.
- February 08, 2023
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Mary Chase Perry and the Origins of Pewabic Pottery
Before establishing what would become Detroit’s renowned Pewabic Pottery, Mary Chase Perry got her start in china painting. She was among countless women taking up the hobby as the Arts & Crafts movement gained momentum in late-19th-century America.
- Fair Lane: The Fords’ Private Railroad Car - Fair Lane, the private Pullman railroad car built for and used by Henry and Clara Ford, turns 100 years old in 2021. It provides a fascinating window into business and pleasure travel for the wealthy in the early 20th century.
- July 28, 2021
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Fair Lane: The Fords’ Private Railroad Car
Fair Lane, the private Pullman railroad car built for and used by Henry and Clara Ford, turns 100 years old in 2021. It provides a fascinating window into business and pleasure travel for the wealthy in the early 20th century.