Edison Illuminating Company's Station A

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Artifact Overview

This power plant is an edited, scaled-down version of the station in Detroit where Henry Ford became Chief Engineer; it is also a setting for one of Edison's most startling electrical devices -- the only surviving "Jumbo" dynamo from Manhattan's Pearl Street Station. During his time working for the Edison Illuminating Company Henry Ford built his first car -- and had his first meeting with Thomas Edison.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Power plant

Date Made

1944

Subject Date

1886

Creator Notes

Built in 1944 in Greenfield Village. Reduced-scale replica of the Detroit electric power plant built in 1886.

Location

at Greenfield Village in Railroad Junction District

Object ID

44.159.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Brick (Clay material)
Mortar (Filler)
Glass (Material)

Edison Illuminating Company's Station A