Fair Lane

Object Details

sova.aag.gca_ref8637
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6346c97ae-e9b7-4878-9c00-1e14824e1372
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. Study purposes only.
Creator
Macmillan, Ginny
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
Rivers
Creator
Macmillan, Ginny
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
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / 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
09/01/1986
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item MI035023
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.
AAG.GCA_ref8637
Large EAD
AAG.GCA
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210181221-0
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