R.T.H. Halsey Notifies Edsel Ford of the Imminent Demolition of Noah Webster Home in New Haven, Connecticut, July 29, 1936

THF624805 / R.T.H. Halsey Notifies Edsel Ford of the Imminent Demolition of Noah Webster Home in New Haven, Connecticut, July 29, 1936

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford admired Noah Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. In 1936, news reached Edsel Ford that Yale University--which owned the New Haven, Connecticut, house--planned to tear down the structure. Edsel and his father stepped in and purchased it. They had the building moved to Greenfield Village--Henry Ford's historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Date Made

29 July 1936

Subject Date

29 July 1936

Creators

Halsey, R. T. Haines (Richard Townley Haines), 1865-1942

Place of Creation

United States, New York, Huntington

Collection Title

Greenfield Village Buildings Records Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.186.32

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Dimensions

Height: 5.75 in
Width: 8.5 in

Keywords	United States, Connecticut, New Haven Telegrams Correspondence Collecting Historic houses Open-air museums Relocating Original sites Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 Noah Webster Home Yale University

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