Cranbrook House
Educational complex in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Built 1904. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
The Cranbrook Educational Community is an education, research, and public museum complex in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. This National Historic Landmark was founded in the early 20th century by newspaper mogul George Gough Booth with his wife, Ellen Scripps Booth. It consists of Cranbrook Schools, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Cranbrook House and Gardens, and the Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research. The founders also built Christ Church Cranbrook as a focal point for the educational complex, though it is a separate entity operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. The sprawling 319-acre (1,290,000 m2) campus began as a 174-acre (700,000 m2) farm, purchased in 1904. The organization takes its name from Cranbrook, England, the birthplace of the founder's father.
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield Hills, MI |
| County | Oakland County |
| Listed | Mar 7, 1973 |
| Listed for | Art, European heritage, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 73000954 |
| Built | 1904 · more from the 1900s |
| Type of place | private not-for-profit educational institution, architectural ensemble, campus |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 14 buildings, 1 structure, 70 objects |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield Hills, MI |
| Website | cranbrook.edu ↗ |
| Coordinates | 42.5695° N, 83.2456° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | River Raisin National Battlefield Park · 46 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Questions people ask
When was Cranbrook House listed on the National Register?
Mar 7, 1973. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Cranbrook House built?
1904.
Source: Wikidata
Can I visit Cranbrook House?
Yes. Cranbrook House is recorded as open to the public, and hours are on the official website.
Source: Official website
Where is Cranbrook House?
Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Michigan. The nearest national park unit is River Raisin National Battlefield Park, 46 miles away.
What does the Cranbrook House listing include?
The listing counts 85 contributing resources. Those are 14 buildings, 1 structure, and 70 objects. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Cranbrook House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Cranbrook House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000954. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.