Miller School
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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.
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.
Artifact
Schoolhouse
Date Made
1943
Subject Date
circa 1872
Creators
Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Built in 1943 in Greenfield Village. Replica of the original 19th century building.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Henry Ford's Model T District
Object ID
43.153.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Plaster
Glass (Material)
Brick (Clay material)
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