At 38,000 square feet, the Albert Kahn-designed Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores is big enough to hold two Olympic size hockey rinks. Or about 117 of Dave's garage. Or a family of six, which is what it did through most of the last century.
Edsel - the only son of Henry Ford - and Eleanor Ford (that's a statue of them standing on the other side of the pond) lived in the mansion on Lake St. Clair beginning in the late 1920s. Pretty nice digs for their four children - Henry II, Benson, Josephine and William Clay. You might remember the latter as the longtime owner of the Detroit Lions.
When she passed away in the 1970s, Eleanor left the home for public use. Nowadays, it's a National Historic Landmark. Visitors can tour the home and the 87-acre property, catch a concert on the lawn in the summer, or grab a meal at the Continental, a restaurant that overlooks the lake.
Took my husband here last year for a concert on the lawn and explore the grounds, it is breathtaking. I haven’t done the house tour yet but I will definitely get there, it looks gorgeous from the outside ♥️
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