National Historic Landmark · Dearborn, Michigan

Ford River Rouge Complex

Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.

Ford River Rouge Complex
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
Address3001 Miller Rd., Dearborn, MI
CountyWayne County
ListedJun 2, 1978
Listed forIndustry, Engineering, Transportation
Level of significanceNational
Reference number78001516
ArchitectAlbert Kahn
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address3001 Miller Rd., Dearborn, MI
Coordinates42.305° N, 83.165° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Explore

Map

Local history books for Wayne County

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  • Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit
    Lauren McGregor and John Minnis, 2014
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  • Chaldeans in Detroit
    Jacob Bacall, 2014
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  • Detroit food
    Bill Loomis, 2014
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  • Detroit's Historic Eastern Market
    Randall Fogelman and Lisa E. Rush, 2013
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  • Detroit's delectable past
    Bill Loomis, 2012
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Michigan travel guides

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Ford River Rouge Complex listed on the National Register?

Jun 2, 1978. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Who designed Ford River Rouge Complex?

Albert Kahn.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Ford River Rouge Complex?

3001 Miller Rd., Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Ford River Rouge Complex?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78001516. 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.