The original Stroh brewery at right, with the Stroh family home in foreground. Circa 1864.The Stroh family began brewing beer in a family-owned inn during the 18th century in Kirn, Germany. In 1849, during the German Revolution, Bernhard Stroh (1822-1882), who had learned the brewing trade from his father, emigrated to the United States. Bernhard Read More
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Ransom E. Olds House, Lansing, Michigan
Ransom E. Olds House, 720 Washington Avenue & Main Street, Lansing, MI, Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American automotive industry, for whom both the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named. He claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1894 and his Read More
The Hudson–Evans House, Detroit, Michigan
The Hudson–Evans House is a private, single-family home located at 79 Alfred Street in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Brush Park district. The House was built circa 1872/73 for Philo Wright, a Detroit-based ship owner. In 1882, the house was given as a wedding present to Grace Whitney Evans, daughter of the lumber baron David Read More
Fair Lane Henry Ford and his wife, Clara, Dearborn, Michigan
Fair Lane was the name of the estate of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Ford, in Dearborn, Michigan. It was named after an area in Cork (city) in Ireland where Ford’s adoptive grandfather , Patrick Ahern, was born. The 1,300-acre estate is along the River Rouge. The residence and part Read More
John B. Ford and lived in by the Harley Earl family.
Touraine Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, built in 1929 by industrialist John B. Ford and lived in by the Harley Earl family. Harley J. Earl (November 22, 1893 – April 10, 1969) was an American automotive designer and business executive. He was the initial designated head of design at General Motors, later becoming vice president, Read More
The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House is a mansion located on 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 1929. Edsel Ford Read More
Edison Home, West Orange, New Jersey
Edison Home, Main St, West Orange, NJ, Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America’s greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light Read More
Chrysler Childhood Home, Ellis, Kansas
Chrysler boyhood home, 102 W. 10th St. Ellis, Kansas. Walter Percy Chrysler (April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American automotive industry executive and founder of Chrysler Corporation, now a part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Chrysler was born in Wamego, Kansas, the son of Anna Maria (née Breymann) and Henry Chrysler. He grew Read More
Benjamin Siegel Home, Detroit, Michigan
Benjamin Siegel Home 150 West Boston Boulevard in the Boston-Edison Neighborhood Benjamin Siegel, born in Germany and educated in the elementary and secondary schools of Mannheim, came to the United States in 1876. He began his employment by working in or managing a merchandise store in Selma, Alabama. He later did similar work in retail Read More
Albert Kahn House, Detroit, Michigan
The Albert Kahn House is located at 208 Mack Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Brush Park district. It is currently the headquarters of the Detroit Urban League. In 1906, architect Albert Kahn built the home for his personal use in Brush Park. Albert Kahn (March 21, 1869 – December 8, 1942) was the foremost American industrial architect of his day. He is sometimes called the “architect of Detroit”.[ Albert Read More