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- Sidney Houghton: The Later Commissions - In this last post in a series, we look at some of interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton's last commissions for Henry and Clara Ford: Dearborn Country Club and Henry Ford Hospital.
- January 19, 2022
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Sidney Houghton: The Later Commissions
In this last post in a series, we look at some of interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton's last commissions for Henry and Clara Ford: Dearborn Country Club and Henry Ford Hospital.
- Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Estate - Interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton worked with Henry and Clara Ford from about 1919 through 1925 to design furniture for their house, Fair Lane.
- November 23, 2021
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Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Estate
Interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton worked with Henry and Clara Ford from about 1919 through 1925 to design furniture for their house, Fair Lane.
- The Enigmatic Sidney Houghton, Designer to Henry and Clara Ford - Sidney Houghton was an interior architect, worked on the U.S. Eagle Boat program during World War I, and did a lot of work for Clara and Henry Ford. Explore his little-known story.
- September 03, 2021
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The Enigmatic Sidney Houghton, Designer to Henry and Clara Ford
Sidney Houghton was an interior architect, worked on the U.S. Eagle Boat program during World War I, and did a lot of work for Clara and Henry Ford. Explore his little-known story.
- Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Rail Car and the Engineering Laboratory Offices - Discover how interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton designed Henry and Clara Ford's Fair Lane private rail car and Henry and Edsel Ford’s offices in the Ford Engineering Laboratory.
- November 03, 2021
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Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Rail Car and the Engineering Laboratory Offices
Discover how interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton designed Henry and Clara Ford's Fair Lane private rail car and Henry and Edsel Ford’s offices in the Ford Engineering Laboratory.
- Striker to the Line: An English Plate Depicting an American Sport - The American game of base ball gained in popularity in the mid-1800s, so much so that English ceramic makers produced base ball-themed dishes to appeal to American consumers.
- May 26, 2021
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Striker to the Line: An English Plate Depicting an American Sport
The American game of base ball gained in popularity in the mid-1800s, so much so that English ceramic makers produced base ball-themed dishes to appeal to American consumers.
- Creatives of Clay and Wood - Michele Michael creates ceramics that reflect the natural beauty, quiet, and peacefulness of Maine, while her husband, Patrick Moore, makes one-of-a-kind wooden cutting boards.
- November 09, 2021
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Creatives of Clay and Wood
Michele Michael creates ceramics that reflect the natural beauty, quiet, and peacefulness of Maine, while her husband, Patrick Moore, makes one-of-a-kind wooden cutting boards.
- Designs for Aging: New Takes on Old Forms - Learn about designers who have utilized the principles of Universal Design to help people cope with everyday needs as they age.
- November 18, 2022
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Designs for Aging: New Takes on Old Forms
Learn about designers who have utilized the principles of Universal Design to help people cope with everyday needs as they age.
- The Webster Dining Room Reimagined: An Informal Family Dinner - Find out how we've just updated the dining room in the Noah Webster Home in Greenfield Village to better reflect the way the family would have lived.
- April 12, 2021
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The Webster Dining Room Reimagined: An Informal Family Dinner
Find out how we've just updated the dining room in the Noah Webster Home in Greenfield Village to better reflect the way the family would have lived.
- Women Design: Peggy Ann Mack - Peggy Ann Mack was an early industrial designer, an author, an artist, and the first female member of the Society of Industrial Designers.
- March 10, 2022
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Women Design: Peggy Ann Mack
Peggy Ann Mack was an early industrial designer, an author, an artist, and the first female member of the Society of Industrial Designers.
- Three Trips to Tuskegee with the Fords and the Fair Lane - Beginning in 1921, Henry and Clara Ford used their own railroad car, the Fair Lane, to travel in privacy. Henry Ford took the railcar to the Tuskegee Institute in 1938, 1941, and 1942, and Clara accompanied Henry at least twice.
- July 08, 2021
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Three Trips to Tuskegee with the Fords and the Fair Lane
Beginning in 1921, Henry and Clara Ford used their own railroad car, the Fair Lane, to travel in privacy. Henry Ford took the railcar to the Tuskegee Institute in 1938, 1941, and 1942, and Clara accompanied Henry at least twice.