Since the creation of Ford Motor Company in 1903, there have been countless uses of Ford family members’ names on everything from vehicles to schools, retail centers, highways and auditoriums. Today we’re looking at some of the better-known examples.

Fair Lane: Henry and Clara Ford’s home for more than 30 years, the estate was built on 1,300 acres of farmland just miles from the birthplaces of its owners. Fair Lane is named after an area in County Cork in Ireland, where Henry Ford’s foster grandfather was born. Guests can tour the grounds, where most of the estate’s original structures still stand, though the home is closed for renovation. The couple also named their private rail car, purchased in 1920, Fair Lane. The eight-passenger car had four private rooms, a dining room and fully equipped kitchen, plus an observation lounge. Henry and Clara Ford made more than 400 trips in the rail car before selling it in 1942.

The name Fair Lane, repurposed for the Ford Fairlane of the 1950s and ’60s, was also used on a concept vehicle in the mid-2000s that later became the Ford Flex. The name has also been incorporated into Ford Land developments of the last half-century, such as Fairlane Town Center and Fairlane Plaza.

Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation: Henry Ford began using a spare office at Ford’s Highland Park Plant to store miscellaneous items he had collected as early as 1906. By the 1920s, Ford had amassed a large collection of artifacts that would become the Henry Ford Museum, which opened in 1929 as the Edison Institute in a tribute to his friend Thomas Edison. Combined with adjacent Greenfield Village, the complex tells the story of American innovation and history through 26 million artifacts – which notably include items such as President John F. Kennedy’s presidential limo, the Wright brothers’ cycle shop and Edison’s laboratories.

Henry Ford Trade School: Beginning in the early 1900s, underprivileged teenage boys could get training in machining, metallurgy and drafting, and in shop classes they built components for local factories. The students could also take academic classes. Between 1916 and 1952, Henry Ford Trade School graduated more than 8,000 students. When the school closed, its assets were left to Dearborn Junior College, which later changed its name to Henry Ford Community College and is now known as Henry Ford College.

Henry Ford II World Center: Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn was known as the Central Office Building when it opened in 1956, then was renamed to honor Ford’s longtime leader. Modeled after the United Nations building, which opened roughly a year before, Ford World Headquarters has also taken on the nickname, the Glass House.

Rouge ship fleet: As the Rouge complex grew, Henry Ford began acquiring a fleet of ships for the company to transport raw materials to factories. In the 1920s, Ford named the first two ore carriers after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. The ships operated in the Great Lakes and on the Rouge River, carrying raw and finished materials to and from the Rouge. A new Ford fleet was launched in 1953, with one of eight new additions named after William Clay Ford. By the early 1990s, the ships had been decommissioned or sold.

Rouge furnaces: Similar to the naming of the Ford shipping fleet, a series of three blast furnaces at the Rouge were named after Henry Ford II (1920), Benson Ford (1922) and William Clay Ford (1948). The furnaces were referred to as “A,” “B” and “C.”

The Edsel: Named for Henry Ford’s son and former company president Edsel Ford, the vehicle line was introduced to great fanfare in 1957. After the 1960 model year, production of these big, colorful cars was discontinued.

Henry Ford Hospital: Financed and built by Henry Ford, the hospital opened in 1915 and has since honored several family members as it has expanded and advanced. A 300-room dorm named for Clara Ford opened in 1925 to house nursing students, while Edsel B. Ford Institute for Medical Research was established in 1947. The Benson Ford Education and Research Building opened in 1977 and an addition, Eleanor Clay Ford Pavilion, opened in 1982. In 1996, the hospital added The William Clay Ford Center for Athletic Medicine, a leading sports medicine treatment and research institution. Now part of Henry Ford Health System, the hospital is a level one trauma center recognized for its excellence in cardiology, neurology, orthopedics and cancer treatment, among other specialties.

Edsel Ford Freeway: In 1946, just three years after the death of Edsel Ford, a portion of what is now I-94 that passes through metro Detroit was named for him. Edsel Ford was a noted philanthropist in the community.

Ford Auditorium: The riverfront building in Detroit, which opened in 1955, was financed by a gift from Ford Fund and Ford dealers. It was designed as a memorial to Henry and Edsel Ford, and served as home to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for more than 30 years. Part of Detroit’s civic center, the venue also hosted conventions, concerts and theatrical productions before its demolition in 2011.

If you can think of other places or entities named after Henry Ford or Ford family members, let us know in the comments section.

– Sources: Ford archives, The Henry Ford, Detroit Historical Society, Henry Ford Health System, The Fair Lane Estate, Henry Ford College