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Last week we visited 35 McKinley Place, a stately home completed by the renowned architects Chittenden and Kotting in 1909, for Detroit millionaire and philanthropist David Gray.

This week, its Christmas Eve so we thought it would be fun to bring you a festive themed post as we explore Eleanor Ford’s Christmas decorations at her grand home on Gaukler Pointe.

In December 1929, Edsel and Eleanor Ford moved into their magnificent estate at 1100 Lake Shore Drive, designed by Albert Kahn. Construction of the sixty-room house began in 1926 and took three years to complete – one year for the house, and two years to custom fit the numerous antique interior elements the Ford’s had sourced from all over the world. They had hired the best designer’s…

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Last week we were in Grosse Pointe Shores to present the four residential projects Albert Kahn completed on Lake Shore between 1910 and 1930, two of which have been razed.

This week we stay with one of those homes, or at least the housekeeper’s residence that was originally part of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate, designed by Albert Kahn and completed in 1929. Located at 1100 Lake Shore the estate was originally located on 125-acres. The property also included the head housekeeper’s cottage which is now a private residence 1017 Lake Shore.

1017 Lake Shore was completed in 1930, after the main residence was finished in 1929. The quaint cottage in the woods was originally used as the housekeepers’ residence for the Ford Estate. While it is…

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