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Commandant's Quarters (Dearborn, Michigan)

1833 establishments in Michigan TerritoryDearborn, MichiganFederal architecture in MichiganForts in MichiganHistoric house museums in Michigan
Houses completed in 1837Houses in Wayne County, MichiganHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in MichiganMichigan State Historic Sites in Wayne County, MichiganMuseums in Wayne County, MichiganNational Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Michigan
Commandants Quarters Dearborn
Commandants Quarters Dearborn

The Commandant's Quarters at the Dearborn Arsenal is a United States military structure located at 21950 Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan. Built in 1834, it is the oldest building in Dearborn still located on its original site. It is considered to be one of the seven most significant buildings in Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan State Historic Site in 1956 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.The building is part of the Dearborn Historical Museum, which also includes the 1832 Richard Gardner House and the McFadden-Ross House (originally the 1839 Arsenal powder magazine).

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Commandant's Quarters (Dearborn, Michigan)
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Dearborn Historical Museum

Michigan Avenue 21950
48124 Dearborn
Michigan, United States
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Henry Ford Academy
Henry Ford Academy

Henry Ford Academy is a charter school in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was the first such school to be developed jointly by a global corporation, public education, and a major nonprofit cultural institution. The school is sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency and The Henry Ford Museum and admits high school students. It is located on the campus of the Henry Ford museum. Enrollment is taken from a lottery in the area and totaled 467 in 2010.Freshman meet inside the main museum building in glass walled classrooms, while older students use a converted carousel building and Pullman cars on a siding of the Greenfield Village railroad. Classes are expected to include use of the museum artifacts, a tradition of the original Village Schools. When the Museum was established in 1929, it included a school which served grades kindergarten to college/trade school ages. The last part of the original school closed in 1969. The new school restarted with a group of 100 freshman in 1997.The Henry Ford Learning Institute is using the Henry Ford Academy model for further charter schools including Power House High School in Chicago and Alameda School for Art + Design in San Antonio, Texas. The building received the international annual design award of the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International for 2001, the James D. MacConnell Award for outstanding new educational facilities.