Henry Ford Homes Historic District

Bounded by East Military Street, Nowlin Street, Monroe Street and the
Michigan Central Railroad tracks in Dearborn

 

Note: The 250 homes built for workers to be employed at the Dearborn Fordson Tractor plant are located on Beech Street, Edison Street, Francis Street, Gregory Street, East Military Street and Nona Street.

 

 

Architect: Albert Wood, a staff architect of the Ford Motor Company
Date of construction: 94 homes were built in1919, 156 in 1920.
Architectural Style: There are six types of World War I era homes
Use in 2009: Attractive residential neighborhood
Website for the Neighborhood Association: http://www.fordhomes.org/
Website with historic information about the district: http://www.fordhomes.org/fhhd_history.pdf
State of Michigan Registry of Historic Sites: I believe this is a listed cited but I have not found documentation of this.
National Register of Historic Places: Not listed
Photographs:  Ren Farley, November 12, 2009

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