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history of Cranbrook. Cranbrook Educational Community is the fulfillment of the dream of its founders, George Gough Booth and Ellen Warren Scripps Booth, who wanted to achieve a community of lasting value and service with the resources they possessed.
The Cranbrook Educational Community, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989, was founded in 1904 by newspaper mogul George Gough Booth and his wife, Ellen Scripps Booth. The organization takes its name from Cranbrook, England, the birthplace of the George Booth’s father.
Cranbrook House. Cranbrook House, the centerpiece of the National Historic Landmark Cranbrook Educational Community, was designed by noted Detroit architect Albert Kahn in 1908 for Cranbrook founders George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps. The house, in the English Arts and Crafts-style, is the oldest surviving manor home in metro Detroit.
Today, the Cranbrook Educational Community comprises an Institute of Science, an Academy of Art and Art Museum, Cranbrook Schools and Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research. Its National Historic Landmark campus is graced by architecturally significant buildings, outdoor sculpture and natural and tended landscapes.
The Cranbrook Schools campus is part of the historic Cranbrook Educational Community located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan— about 20 miles northwest of Detroit. GPS Directions. For Main Entrance: 39221 Woodward Avenue Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304. For Athletic Events (most sports):
Founded in 1904 by George and Ellen Scripps Booth, Cranbrook is one of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art. Its 315 acre National Historic Landmark campus is graced by architecturally significant buildings, outdoor sculpture, and natural and tended landscapes.
Cranbrook Educational Community. Cranbrook House & Gardens is part of the Cranbrook Educational Community, one of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art. Comprising a graduate Academy of Art, modern and contemporary Art Museum, Center for Collections and Research, House & Gardens, Institute of Science, and Pre-K through 12 ...
