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Fair Lane


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 5 attractions in Dearborn
Traveller Description: A National Historic Landmark, Fair Lane was Henry Ford's family retreat, complete with 12-car garage and its own hydroelectric power plant.
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Attraction type: Historic home, Other
Address: 4901 Evergreen Rd.
University of Michigan's campus Dearborn, MI 48128
Tel: 313-593-5590

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4 of 5 stars
Lansing, Michigan
29 Nov 2009

We toured the house on a weekend in November and enjoyed our visit. Make sure you check out the website before you go and find out the times of the tours. During the winter months (January-April), tours are only offered once a day at 1:30 P.M. The tour lasted about an hour, plus there was a ten minute introductory film,... more

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5 of 5 stars
Hamilton ON
5 Aug 2009

The tour of Fairlane includes the home, the powerhouse which is still producing power, and the garage where Henry liked to tinker around with his automobiles. The "Pool" restaurant is on site as well. It was built in the area of the mansion's swimming pool. The restaurant has an excellent web site that lists hours, menus, prices etc. The food,... more

31 Jul 2009

Great tour - really interesting place and guides. The restaurant (The Pool) does outstanding lunches - well worth a visit. more

28 Jul 2008

This was the first thing we did when we arrived in Dearborn for a weekend getaway. We all enjoyed it including my 14 year old son. I am glad that this was the first attraction that we went to because it provided us with lots of information that carried forward to the next day at Greenfield Village. I would recommend... more

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4 of 5 stars
Bay City, Michigan
9 Jun 2008
2
people found this review helpful

We recently toured this home of Henry Ford located in Dearborn, Michigan. The tour lasts about 1.5 hours. You begin by watching a short film about the Fords and their home. The main rooms of the home are toured, such as the dining, living, recreation rooms and bedrooms and bathrooms. They had some very interesting technology in this house for... more

9 Oct 2005
3
people found this review helpful

This is the mansion Henry Ford built for himself and his wife. It's pretty large, very attractively furnished, with it's own generator and the river running by for a very scenic location. They had all the most modern conveniences including ice-making. The tour covers the house and generator. Unfortunately I didn't have time to walk around the grounds, which appear... more

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Fair Lane Address

4901 Evergreen Rd., University of Michigan's campus, Dearborn, MI 48128
Tel: 313-593-5590