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Edsel and Eleanor Ford House

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The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House is a mansion located at 1100 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Shores, northeast of Detroit, Michigan; it stands on the site known as "Gaukler Point", on the shore of Lake St. Clair. The house became the new residence of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford family in 1928. Edsel Ford was the son of Henry Ford and an executive at Ford Motor Company. The estate's buildings were designed by architect Albert Kahn, its site plan and gardens by renowned landscape designer Jens Jensen.Berman Ann E. (July 2001).The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House.Architectural Digest. Retrieved January 22, 2012. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

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