Also located on campus is Henry Ford's historic last home, Fair Lane, also known as the Henry Ford Estate, which is open to the public.
The name was taken from Henry Ford's estate, Fair Lane, near Dearborn, Michigan.
Fair Lane as finally designed by others, has but rare hints of Prairie concepts remaining (the south end and in some of the outbuildings, such as Ford's beloved Powerplant).
Once farm land, this was bought by Henry Ford for his estate, Fair Lane, and the Ford Motor Company World Headquarters.
Henry and his wife, Clara, moved in the next year, living in the neighborhood until 1915, when they relocated to Fair Lane, their estate in Dearborn.
Rabbi Harold Loss officiated at Fair Lane, the estate of the late Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich.
Fair Lane and the nature preserve west of campus are along the Rouge River.
Fair Lane (Henry Ford's estate)
He had in fact begun experimenting with water power when building his house at Fair Lane.
He died in 1947 of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 83 in Fair Lane, his Dearborn estate.