Correspondence regarding Noah Webster Home and the Historic American Buildings Survey, September-October 1936
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Henry Ford admired Noah Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. In 1936, Yale University--which owned the New Haven, Connecticut, house--planned to tear down the structure. Ford purchased it instead and had it moved to Greenfield Village--his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. He also gathered other available documentation on the house.
Henry Ford admired Noah Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. In 1936, Yale University--which owned the New Haven, Connecticut, house--planned to tear down the structure. Ford purchased it instead and had it moved to Greenfield Village--his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. He also gathered other available documentation on the house.
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
14 September 1936-October 1936
Subject Date
14 September 1936-October 1936
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.186.31
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Handwriting
Typewriting
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 8.375 in
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