Firestone Farmhouse and Barn during Construction in Greenfield Village, December 1984

Summary

In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and disassembly, workers shipped the structures' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. There, craftsmen re-erected the farmhouse and barn, making repairs and replicating replacements as needed. They completed both buildings just ahead of a formal dedication ceremony held on June 29, 1985.

In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and disassembly, workers shipped the structures' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. There, craftsmen re-erected the farmhouse and barn, making repairs and replicating replacements as needed. They completed both buildings just ahead of a formal dedication ceremony held on June 29, 1985.

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

December 1984

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

S.T.28029.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Film (Material by form)

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Firestone Farmhouse

Details

Firestone Barn

Details

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