The enormous popularity of the Model T after its introduction in 1908 not only set Henry Ford on a path to becoming one of the America's richest men—it also made him of its most recognizable figures. Ford and his wife Clara, who were living in a farmhouse at the time, sought a country escape far away from the public eye but close to their rural roots. Set on 1,300 acres, this Dearborn, Michigan house would become the Fords' home from 1915 until 1950.