Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Michigan, United States
4.5 (272 reviews) Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Grosse Pointe Shores Historic Sites • Gardens • History Museums
Early 20th Century treasure
Telling the story of Edsel and Eleanor Ford and their family through their historic home on the shores of Lake St. Clair. We offer tours, programs and special events at this National Historic Landmark. Edsel Ford was the son of Henry Ford, and he built his grand home in the style of the Cotswold villages in England. Surrounded by 87 acres of scenic lakeside grounds, the home and landscape are open for tours in all seasons. The home was designed by prominent Detroit architect Albert Kahn and Jens Jensen, one of America's foremost landscape designers and conservationists. It is filled with original antique furnishings, as well as art from the Fords' vast collection. Ford House also hosts popular events, including a Fairy Tale Festival in June, Detroit Symphony concerts in July and holiday tours and events in December.
Address
1100 Lake Shore Rd, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236-4106
Mobile
Website
http://www.fordhouse.org/
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 17:59
User Ratings
4.5 based on (272 reviews)
Reviews
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5Redlakelady 5:00 PM May 17, 2022
A delightful afternoon on the lake!
When eight family members got together in Grosse Pointe for an afternoon luncheon on the lake, we didn't know what to do with the rest of the beautiful day. Someone mentioned the Ford Mansion, and surprisingly even though six of us live relatively close by, no one had ever been there. It was the best way to complete our day! The tour of the estate is clearly at your own pace, be it the beautiful grounds on Lake St. Clair, or the mansion itself. Inexpensive for an informative tour.
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5TravelerCentralFLA 5:00 PM Aug 10, 2021
A Wonderful House and Grounds
We visited the Edsel Ford house on our trip to Michigan. We really enjoyed our visit. The new welcome center is beautiful. The grounds are amazing set on the shores of Lake Saint Clair. There is a wonderful playhouse on the grounds that Ford had built for his daughter. The house is wonderful. It is a Tudor revival style. The interior has rooms decorated in various eras of the house. The home is actually modest for the amount of wealth the Ford’s had. The wow factor for me was the art. Most of the art are reproductions, the originals that used to hang in the home now reside in places like the Detroit Institute of Arts. The original works were by artists as varied as Holbein and Chagall. The home is also interesting for its history of the Ford family and the auto industry. I highly recommend a visit to the Edsel and Eleanor House.
