Documentary Photograph of Noah Webster Home before Dismantling and Relocation to Greenfield Village, 1936

THF236381 / Documentary Photograph of Noah Webster Home before Dismantling and Relocation to Greenfield Village, 1936

Artifact Overview

This is an interior view of textbook pioneer and spelling reformer Noah Webster's home on its original site in New Haven, Connecticut. Henry Ford admired Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. Ford had the building moved to Greenfield Village - his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This image documents interior details shortly before the move to Greenfield Village.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1936

Subject Date

1936

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.432

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.50 in
Width: 2.75 in

Keywords	United States, Connecticut, New Haven Photographic prints Photographs Documentary photographs Interior views Houses Original sites Noah Webster Home Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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Noah Webster and his wife Rebecca had this comfortable New Haven, Connecticut, home built in their later years to be near family and friends, as well as the library at nearby Yale College. While living in this house, Webster published his famous American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828. His dictionary aimed to capture distinctively American words and spellings for the first time.