Correspondence regarding Noah Webster Home and the Historic American Buildings Survey, September-October 1936
THF624811 / Correspondence regarding Noah Webster Home and the Historic American Buildings Survey, September-October 1936 / page 3 front
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
14 September 1936-October 1936
Subject Date
14 September 1936-October 1936
Collection Title
Location
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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Related Artifacts
ArtifactNoah Webster Home
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.