Firestone Farmhouse at Its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1965

THF115233 / Firestone Farmhouse at Its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1965

Artifact Overview

Benjamin and Catherine Firestone raised their three children in this farmhouse, including future tire magnate Harvey Firestone. Originally located near Columbiana, Ohio, the 1828 house was updated in 1882 to appear more stylish and up-to-date. The Firestone farm, reinstalled in Greenfield Village in 1985, provided a tangible reminder of the close relationship between Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1965

Subject Date

1965

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in

Keywords	United States, Ohio, Columbiana County Photographic prints Photographs Dwellings Farmhouses Buildings (Structures) Houses Farms Springhouses Original sites Firestone Farm Firestone Farmhouse Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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Firestone Farmhouse
Benjamin and Catherine Firestone raised their three children in this farmhouse, including tire maker Harvey Firestone. Originally located near Columbiana, Ohio, the 1828 house was updated in 1882 to appear more stylish and up-to-date. The traditional Pennsylvania German layout of the Firestone's farmhouse was transformed, with a central foyer, separate dining room and kitchen, a sitting room, closets, wallpaper, and fancy new furniture.