Henry Ford's
Model T
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Trace the life of Henry Ford, one of America's greatest industrialists and innovators, from childhood through to the founding of his Ford Motor Company. Move from the home where he was born to a replica of the factory where he built his first automobiles. You can even take a test ride in a restored Model T!
Highlights
Model T Ride
You’ve seen what made Ford famous, now it’s time to experience the car of the 20th century.
Stop by Henry Ford’s Model T District and take a ride in a vintage Model T. See Greenfield Village from a whole new perspective as you coast in the first affordable, mass-produced automobile. The T seats 5 so plan accordingly. Tickets required.
Ford Home
Artifact
Farmhouse
Date Made
1861
Summary
Henry Ford was born in this farmhouse on July 30, 1863. The house stood near the corner of present-day Ford and Greenfield Roads in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford grew up in the house and moved out at age 16 to find work in Detroit. He restored the farmhouse in 1919 and moved it to Greenfield Village in 1944.
Creators
Keywords
Object ID
44.158.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry & Clara Ford.
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Ford Home
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
Ford Motor Company (Mack Avenue Plant)
Artifact
Factory (Structure)
Date Made
1945
Summary
Henry Ford's third automobile company, formed in 1903, set up shop in a former wagon factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue. Ford's small crew assembled Model A cars from components made elsewhere. Within 18 months, Ford Motor Company moved to a larger facility on Piquette Avenue. This building is a replica about one fourth the size of the original Mack Avenue plant.
Place of Creation
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Reconstructions (Visual works)
Object ID
45.121.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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Ford Motor Company (Mack Avenue Plant)
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
Bagley Avenue Workshop
Artifact
Workshop (Work space)
Date Made
1933
Summary
Henry Ford transformed the storage shed behind his family's rented duplex at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit into a workshop. Here, in 1896, he built his first car -- the "Quadricycle." In 1933, Ford reconstructed the shed in Greenfield Village. The original shed had been torn down, so he reportedly used bricks from a wall of the Bagley Avenue residence instead.
Place of Creation
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Reconstructions (Visual works)
Object ID
33.707.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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Bagley Avenue Workshop
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
Henry Ford Theater (Edsel Ford Workshop)
Artifact
Workshop (Work space)
Date Made
1943-1944
Summary
When Edsel Ford passed away in 1943, Henry and Clara Ford constructed this building to memorialize their son. It was based on a workshop that father and son shared above the garage at the family home in Detroit's Boston-Edison neighborhood, where the Fords lived while Edsel was a teenager. The short posts framing the door are from the original site.
Place of Creation
Object ID
44.160.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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Henry Ford Theater (Edsel Ford Workshop)
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
Miller School
Artifact
Schoolhouse
Date Made
1943
Summary
Henry Ford attended Miller School at age nine. He followed a favorite teacher, John Chapman, there from the Scotch Settlement School. The small, one-room building was typical of rural schools throughout the United States in the 1800s. Ford had this replica built in Greenfield Village in the early 1940s.
Place of Creation
Object ID
43.153.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Get more details in Digital Collections at:
Miller School
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
Henry Ford's Model T
Check out some of the sights you'll enjoy first-hand when you journey through the Henry Ford's Model T district in Greenfield Village.
