Henry Ford
American business magnate
Builder of the Henry Ford Square House, the house that was built in Garden City in 1888, on the National Register since 1980. Beyond Metro Detroit, Ford built Ford Airport Hangar in Lansing, Illinois (1926).
Henry Ford's skyline, here and beyond
The Henry Ford Square House beside Ford's work elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
The Henry Ford Square House beside Ford's work elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
Henry Ford Square House
1888, Garden City, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Photographed standing in 2010
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The story
Henry Ford was an American business magnate. In Metro Detroit, Ford's work on record is the Henry Ford Square House, a house in Garden City, finished in 1888 and listed on the National Register in 1980. Built as railroads, lumber and farm money built the region's main streets, it has stood for 138 years.
Far from Woodward Avenue, Ford built Ford Airport Hangar in Lansing, Illinois (1926). Ford's honors include the American Royal BBQ Hall of Fame in 2012 and the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1984. Go see the Henry Ford Square House at 29835 Beechwood Ave for yourself.
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863, April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism.
Henry Ford's work in Metro Detroit
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Henry Ford Square House
1888, Garden City, Historic home
Photographed standing in 2010
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Where else Ford built
One notable work by Henry Ford in Lansing, Illinois, as Wikidata lists them.
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Ford Airport Hangar Lansing, Illinois, 1926 Photo: Djcuthbert84 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Where the work stands
- Garden City
In the Detroit Ledger
313 Legends: Henry Ford
Photo credits
All 3 photos on Henry Ford's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- Henry Ford Square House, Garden City MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Portrait of Henry Ford (ca. 1919) Photo: Fred Hartsook, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ford Airport Hangar Photo: Djcuthbert84 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
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