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Historic home, Grosse Pointe Shores, since 1928

Edsel and Eleanor Ford House

Still standing, photographed 2023

Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, 2011 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Built
1928
Style
English Revival / Tudor Revival
Standing
98 years

Designed by Albert Kahn and Jens Jensen

The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House at 1100 Lake Shore Rd, Grosse Pointe Shores, built in 1928. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.

On the map

More photos of Edsel and Eleanor Ford House

Photographed 2011

Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, 2011 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is there now

Standing

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The house at 1100 Lake Shore Rd, Grosse Pointe Shores went up in 1928, in the years the auto age reached every town around Detroit.

It carries the name of Edsel and Eleanor Ford.

Albert Kahn and Jens Jensen designed it in the English Revival / Tudor Revival style.

Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.

The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House is a mansion located at 1100 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Shores, northeast of Detroit, Michigan; it stands on the site known as "Gaukler Point", on the shore of Lake St. Clair. The house became the new residence of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford family in 1928.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1928 Built Designed by Albert Kahn and Jens Jensen
  2. 2026 Today 98 years and still standing

Where it is

1100 Lake Shore Rd, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Shores

On this map

  1. Edsel and Eleanor Ford House This place
  2. Grosse Pointe Yacht Club 0.3 mi
  3. William Hawkins Ferry House 0.9 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

Albert Kahn
Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Architect

Albert Kahn

American architect, 1869 to 1942. Designed the General Motors Building (1922) and 114 more in Metro Detroit

Also by Albert Kahn

Jens Jensen
Photo: Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Architect

Jens Jensen

Danish-American landscape designer, 1860 to 1951. Designed Fair Lane (1913) and the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House

Also by Jens Jensen

Around the block

Photo credits

Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.

  1. Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, 2011 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. The front facade and main entrance of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House is pictured amidst the green grounds in Grosse..., 2023 Photo: Wthomaskarr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Gardens, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, 2011 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. The library at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, 2023 Photo: Wthomaskarr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Edsel Ford's Study at Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (Photo courtesy of the Ford House collection.), 2023 Photo: Wthomaskarr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. The kitchen at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, 2023 Photo: Wthomaskarr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

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