Highland Park Ford Plant
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Highland Park Ford Plant
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The Highland Park plant in 1922
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| Location | 91 Manchester Avenue at Woodward Highland Park, Michigan |
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| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | Albert Kahn; Edward Gray |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000961 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 6, 1973 |
| Designated NHL | June 2, 1978 |
| Designated MSHS | April 17, 1956 |
Coordinates: 42°24′38″N 83°05′58″W / 42.410509°N 83.099554°W
The Highland Park Ford Plant is a former Ford Motor Company factory located at 91 Manchester Avenue (at Woodward Avenue) in Highland Park, Michigan. The second American production facility for the Model T automobile, it became a National Historic Landmark in 1978.
The Highland Park Ford Plant was designed by Albert Kahn Associates in 1908 and was opened in 1910. Ford automotive production had previously taken place at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, where the first Model Ts were built. The Highland Park Ford Plant was approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of the original Dodge Brothers factory who were subcontractors for Ford, producing precision engine and chassis components for the Model T. It was also approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the former Brush-Maxwell plant, which later became the headquarters for the Chrysler Corporation.
The complex included offices, factories, a power plant and a foundry. Over 120 acres in size the Highland Park Plant was the largest manufacturing facility in the world at the time of its opening. Because of its spacious design, it set the precedent for many factories and production plants built thereafter.
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