Cotswold Cottage
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Artifact Overview
Cotswold Cottage is from the Cotswold Hills in southwest England. The Fords were attracted to the distinctive character of Cotswold buildings, which are characterized by the yellow-brown stone, tall gables, steeply pitched roofs, and stone ornamentation around windows and doors. Several decorative additions were made to the house in England, before dismantling and re-erecting it in Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
House
Date Made
circa 1619
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Porches and Parlors District
Object ID
29.434.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Stone (Worked rock)
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