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Dearborn Inn
Dearborn, Michigan, United States · Autograph Collection · Accessible Luxury
Henry Ford commissioned Albert Kahn's Georgian Dearborn Inn in 1931 to lodge travelers flying into Ford Airport, making it one of America's earliest airport hotels. Ford signed the first guestbook entry. A 1937 Colonial Village added replica homes of Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Patrick Henry, and others, and the inn became the nation's first air-conditioned hotel. After a two-year renovation it reopened in March 2025 as an Autograph Collection property beside The Henry Ford museum campus.
- 154 rooms
- Opened 1931
- Architect: Albert Kahn
About Dearborn Inn
- The inn opened specifically in July 1931.
- Two more of the five replica homes honored Barbara Fritchie and Oliver Wolcott.
- In 1937 it became the nation's first hotel with air conditioning; in 1961 it was Michigan's first with guest direct-dial phones.
- Past guests include Walt Disney, Orville Wright, Norman Rockwell, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan.
- AAA named it one of its top ten U.S. historic hotels in 2009; Ford Motor Land Development still owns it.
History
The Dearborn Inn at 20301 Oakwood Boulevard in Dearborn, Michigan, opened in July 1931. Conceived by Henry Ford (with his son Edsel) and designed by architect Albert Kahn in a Georgian / Colonial Revival style, it was one of the first airport hotels in the world, built to serve the adjacent Ford Airport. It originally held about 108-109 rooms. In 1937 a 'Colonial Village' of five replica historic homes (honoring Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Barbara Fritchie, Oliver Wolcott, and Patrick Henry) was added, designed by Charles Hart, and the inn became one of the first hotels with air conditioning. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Marriott has managed the property since 1989. It closed in February 2023 for a two-year renovation and reopened on March 19, 2025, as the Dearborn Inn, Autograph Collection, now offering 135 rooms plus 19 suites and a Presidential Suite. Past guests have included Walt Disney, Orville Wright, Norman Rockwell, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan.
The setting
4 miles from downtown Dearborn.
Amenities
- Fitness center
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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