Fair Lane
- General
- Fairlane was a 2,150 acre estate in 1914-1916. The Gothic mansion was covered in ivy and consisted of 31,770 square feet of living space. The property had a 20 car garage, laboratory and a variety of gardens such as a peony garden, iris garden, English garden, Burroughs Grotto, blue garden, rock garden, trail gardens and rose garden.
- Creator
- Weller, Eleanor C.
- Ford, Henry
- Landscape architect
- Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951
- Creator
- Henry Ford Estate
- Landscape architect
- Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950
- Foote, Harriett Risley, 1863-
- Nurseryman
- Burroughs, John
- Creator
- National Historic Landmark
- Henry Ford Museum
- University of Michigan
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Michigan -- Dearborn
- United States of America -- Michigan -- Wayne County -- Dearborn
- Topic
- Spring
- Rose gardens
- Rockwork
- Rivers
- Rock gardens
- Walkways
- Boathouses
- Creator
- Weller, Eleanor C.
- Ford, Henry
- Landscape architect
- Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951
- Creator
- Henry Ford Estate
- Landscape architect
- Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950
- Foote, Harriett Risley, 1863-
- Nurseryman
- Burroughs, John
- Creator
- National Historic Landmark
- Henry Ford Museum
- University of Michigan
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Michigan / MI035: Dearborn -- Fair Lane
- Sponsor
- A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Extent
- 1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
- Date
- 05/01/1988
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, Item MI035008
- Type
- Archival materials
- Slides (photographs)
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
- Collection Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
