Haven Hill Gatehouse

The Gatehouse was the formal entryway into the 2,422 acre Haven Hill Estate, Edsel Ford's chosen weekend getaway. As Edsel assembled property for his country estate in the 1920s, Packard Motor Car Company and General Motors bought large parcels of land in the area for development. Packard eventually sold its land to a farmer, but General Motors established its 4,000 acre proving grounds in the hilly, rural landscape. The Gatehouse provided security for the Fords and their guests, and security was heightened in the 1920s and 1930s for prominent families because of stresses including the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, gangsterism during Prohibition, and labor unrest in Flint and Dearborn. The Gatehouse also housed the Haven Hill farm administrator and family.

Michigan · United States