Boston-Edison Historic District in Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Henry Ford House

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 11, 2021

1. Henry Ford House Marker

Inscription. Henry and Clara Ford lived here from 1908 to 1915. The Fords were the first of a community of automobile magnates to reside in the Boston-Edison neighborhood. The Italian Renaissance Revival house, designed by Malcomson, Higginbotham and Clement of Detroit, was completed in 1908. The elaborate gardens were designed by T. Glenn Phillips. The Fords built a machine shop above the garage for their son Edsel, who showed a keen interest in automobile design. The seven years in this house were the most creative of Mr. Ford’s career. His Model T, mass production methods, and wage-price theories, which revolutionized American life and industry and reverberated around the world, all commenced while he resided here. In 1915 the Fords moved to Fair Lane, their estate in Dearborn.

Erected 1989 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1323.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 42° 23.019′ N, 83° 5.153′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in the Boston-Edison Historic District. It is on Edison

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Street near 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 Edison St, Detroit MI 48202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Central Woodward Christian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Duane Doty School (approx. 0.4 miles away); North Woodward Avenue Congregational Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Algiers Motel (approx. 0.7 miles away); Detroit July 1967 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fisher Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); Motown (approx. 1.3 miles away); New Bethel Baptist Church (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Detroit.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 11, 2021

2. Henry Ford House Marker

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Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 11, 2021

3. Henry Ford House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,789 times since then and 285 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.