Ford Motor Company (Mack Avenue Plant)
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Henry Ford's third automobile company, formed in 1903, set up shop in a former wagon factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue. Ford's small crew assembled Model A cars from components made elsewhere. Within 18 months, Ford Motor Company moved to a larger facility on Piquette Avenue. This building is a replica about one fourth the size of the original Mack Avenue plant.
Henry Ford's third automobile company, formed in 1903, set up shop in a former wagon factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue. Ford's small crew assembled Model A cars from components made elsewhere. Within 18 months, Ford Motor Company moved to a larger facility on Piquette Avenue. This building is a replica about one fourth the size of the original Mack Avenue plant.
Artifact
Factory (Structure)
Date Made
1945
Creators
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Cutler, Edward James, 1882-1961
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Designed by Architect, Edward J. Cutler and built in 1945 in Greenfield Village. Replica is one-quarter the size of original building.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Reconstructions (Visual works)
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Henry Ford's Model T District
Object ID
45.121.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Technique
Reconstruction (Construction)
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