Construction of the Blacksmith Shop in Greenfield Village, 1929

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Artifact Overview

In 1929, Henry Ford instructed Edward Cutler, Ford's Greenfield Village architect, to design and build a stone blacksmith shop. Cutler's building initially served as a place to shoe the horses used in the Village, house blacksmith tools, and demonstrate the fast-disappearing craft of blacksmithing. Over the years the structure's mission has evolved with new Village initiatives.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1929

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1123

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.625 in
Width: 6.625 in

Construction of the Blacksmith Shop in Greenfield Village, 1929