Gaukler Pointe (Edsel and Eleanor Ford House) National Historic Landmark Nomination
Grese, PhD R, Mohr, PhD P, McClelland L, Wyatt B. 2016. Gaukler Pointe (Edsel and Eleanor Ford House) National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 79001164_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for Gaukler Pointe (Edsel and Eleanor Ford House) in Grosse Pointe Shores and St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Michigan. The NHL nomination for Gaukler Pointe (Edsel and Eleanor Ford House) documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 4 as an outstanding and well-preserved example of the Country Place Era in American Landscape Design. Gaukler Pointe’s particular significance is derived as an example of the mature work of landscape architect Jens Jensen, a leading proponent of the Prairie Style of landscape design. The period of significance begins in 1926 when the Fords broke ground on the landscape and extends to 1940, to encompass construction of Marshall Johnson’s design for the New Garden.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Grese, PhD, Robert; Mohr, PhD, Paula A.; McClelland, Linda Flint; Wyatt, Barbara
- Date of Issue
- 2016-10-31
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- Albert Kahn, American Country Place, Edsel Ford, Eleanor Ford, Grosse Point Shores, Jens Jensen, landscape architecture, Macomb, Michigan, Moderne, National Historic Landmark, Prairie School, St. Clair Shores, Tudor Revival, Walter Dorwin Teague