The House
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| Cranbrook House, Bloomfield, Michigan, as we saw it yesterday. It was built in 1905. |
The house is an Arts and Crafts-style masterpiece designed by the well-known architect Albert Kahn, and furnished and embellished with works by local Detroit artists and craftsmen, as well as by imported objects, tapestries, paintings, and sculptures.By zillionaire standards, this is a modest house, neither very large nor very opulent. Here are some photos that I took while touring the house:
The Gardens
The house stands on a large tract of land, which includes many gardens. Several institutions, especially a private school and an art school, also stand on the estate.
Cranbrook Academy and Art Museum
The complex of buildings and gardens includes an art museum and a school. On our visit yesterday, we visited only a smll part of the estate. While we didn’t go into the museum we did enjoy seeing the fountain with a set of sculptures by the sculptor Carl Milles, as I mentioned yesterday.
Photos © 2026 mae sander
Beautiful house and the garden are lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love all the sculptures.
Take care, enjoy your day and the new week ahead.
The Edwardian front of the house, the gardens, pools and sculpture look perfect.
ReplyDeleteI am less excited by the interiors - light fittings, fire places and ceiling pattern.
I like that Sphynx in the garden, and the weathervane!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous place to visit. I need to go read about the sculptures. Your few photos of them here have caught my attention. And what a beautiful house too.
ReplyDeleteI've been to the Academy buildings (Rick's cousin got her MFA from the art school) and the museum but never the house. I have to see it! Are those Pewabic tiles in the fireplace?
ReplyDeleteOMGosh, Mae what a beautiful place. Yes, the house is a masterpiece. I could spend days here. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful spot to visit!
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