Before Fairlane: Historic Homes From Henry Ford's Hometown

Dearborn is enriched by a history of its people and the homes in which they have lived. Our most notable resident, Henry Ford, had a castle he named Fair Lane, which provides the reference point in the title of this book. While the rest of the city’s populace did not approach the wealth of our homegrown automotive magnate, many of them had delightful homes in which they took respite not only in Henry Ford’s day but also in the years preceding him. Some of the homes features in this book are masterpieces of design. Others are humble, but each remains for its inhabitants a place of shelter and comfort.
This book is meant to preserve images of homes that exist today but might in the future be torn down for new homes. This book is also meant to provide reminders of those homes that are long gone but reflect a sense of “Old Dearborn.”