Using Photographs of the Original Walls to Reconstruct Firestone Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, August 1984
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Artifact Overview
In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and painstaking disassembly, workers shipped the buildings' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. In May 1984, craftsmen began re-erecting the farmhouse, piece by piece, making repairs and replicating replacements as needed. They completed the structure just ahead of its formal dedication on June 29, 1985.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
06 August 1984
Subject Date
06 August 1984
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.N.B.94897.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.375 in
Width: 2.375 in
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