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| Henry Ford Estate 4901 Evergreen Rd Dearborn, MI 48128 Call (313) 593-5590  |  | Fair Lane, the palatial estate of auto pioneer Henry Ford, is surprisingly modest as 56-room mansions go. It was built in 1914, only a few miles from the farm where Ford was born. Ford requested that building costs not exceed $250,000; the final price came in at nearly ten times that amount. Guided tours are given as follows: January to March, Tuesday through Friday 1:30 PM, Sunday from 1-4:30pm, closed Monday and Saturday; April to December, Tuesday through Saturday 10am-3pm, Sunday 1-4:30pm, closed Monday. There is a fee for admission. After your tour, you can have lunch in the Pool Restaurant housed in the wing where the indoor swimming pool used to be. It's open from 11am-2pm, Tuesday through Friday. The estate is located on the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. | | |||||||
| Fisher Mansion 383 Lenox Detroit, MI 48215 Call (313) 331-6740 |  | Lawrence Fisher, founder of Fisher Body Works and president of Cadillac Motors, built his spectacularly ornate mansion in 1927 on the Detroit waterfront. A blend of Italian Renaissance and high Hollywood styles, the villa's rooms are gilded in silver leaf and pure gold, and decorated with artwork from around the world. It's surrounded by acres of elegantly sculpted gardens and grounds. The mansion is now the Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center, featuring an exhibit on India's heritage with a traditional Vedic temple. Call for tour times and admission prices. The mansion is located at the north end of the Detroit River near East Jefferson Avenue and Dickerson at 383 Lenox. | | |||||||
| Edsel and Eleanor Ford House 1100 Lake Shore Rd Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236 Call (313) 884-4222 | | Henry Ford's only son, Edsel, built his English Cotswold-style mansion beginning in 1926 on an 87-acre estate on the shores of Lake St. Clair. A few years later, he built a 2/3-scale, Tudor-style "playhouse" on the grounds for his seven-year-old daughter. Your kids are going to beg you to build one, too. The 60-room mansion, with much of its original furnishings and artwork in place, is open for tours Tuesday through Saturday 10am-4pm, and Sunday noon to 4pm. (Hours January through March are Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 4pm.) After your tour, you can have lunch in the Tea Room, open from 11:30am-2:30pm April through early January (closed mid-January through March). | | |||||||
| Meadow Brook Hall 2200 N Squirrel Rd Rochester, MI 48309 Call (248) 364-6200 | | John Dodge's wealth bought him an enormous $4 million dollar mansion with 110 rooms, 24 fireplaces, and 39 chimneys on top. Unfortunately, he didn't live to see it built. His widow and her second husband had Meadow Brook Hall completed in 1929. Then they had the area's first all-electric home, Knole Cottage, built nearby. It's a 3/4-scale "playhouse" intended for their 12-year-old daughter. You can see the cottage and the mansion with its original artwork and luxurious appointments for the admission price of $15 for adults, $10 for seniors (62+), and free for children 12 and under. They stand on the campus of Oakland University near the intersection of Walton Boulevard and Adams Road. | ||||||||
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That Car of Yours Built a Lot of House