William Holmes McGuffey Smokehouse
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This building is a replica of a shed found on site when Henry Ford's assistants dismantled McGuffey's log home birthplace in southwestern Pennsylvania. While there is no evidence that this was originally a smokehouse, the size and form of the original shed, and the presence of other smokehouses in the area, suggest that this might have been one.
This building is a replica of a shed found on site when Henry Ford's assistants dismantled McGuffey's log home birthplace in southwestern Pennsylvania. While there is no evidence that this was originally a smokehouse, the size and form of the original shed, and the presence of other smokehouses in the area, suggest that this might have been one.
Artifact
Smokehouse
Date Made
1934
Subject Date
circa 1790
Creators
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Cutler, Edward James, 1882-1961
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Replication of a circa 1790 shed found at the McGuffey birthplace. It was built at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan by Edward J. Cutler in 1934, using materials from the original Washington county, Pennsylvania site.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Porches and Parlors District
Object ID
32.1045.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Oak (Wood)
Stone (Worked rock)
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