William Doud Packard Home

Chautauqua Institution

The Packard Manor home was built in 1915 by the co-founder of Packard Motor Cars, William Doud Packard and his wife, Katherine. Located on the lake within the gates of Chautauqua Institution on more than 1.2 acres and 180 feet of lake frontage, at the time, all of the manor's major rooms have gorgeous views of the lake and of the outdoor estate.

In 1915, W.D. Packard commissioned this summer home to be designed by architectural firm, Warren and Wetmore located in New York City.  

William Doud Packard November 3, 1861-November 11, 1923) was born in Warren, Ohio to Warren and Mary Elizabeth Doud Packard.  He was an American automobile manufacturer who founded the Packard Motor Car Company and Packard Electric Company with his brother, James Ward Packard. The J.W. Packard summer home on the lake in Lakewood will be featured on this blog in an upcoming published post. 

William Doud Packard

An interesting sidenote to the Packard name is William's sister, Alaska P. Davidson (1868-1934) became the first female FBI agent.