Henry Ford Residence and Workshop at #58 Bagley Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 1894-1897
THF720340 / Henry Ford Residence and Workshop at #58 Bagley Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 1894-1897
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Artifact Overview
From late 1893 to mid-1897, Henry and Clara Ford rented the left half of a duplex at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit. Henry built his first automobile, the 1896 Quadricycle, in a shed behind the house. Charles Brady King drew this blueprint of the Bagley Avenue buildings in 1929, by which time the house was converted into a tea room.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Blueprint (Reprographic copy)
Date Made
14 October 1929
Subject Date
1894-1897
Creators
Creator Notes
October 1929 drawing of 58 Bagley Ave., Detroit, Michigan as it appeared from 1894-1897.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
34.30.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Blueprint process
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 13 in (folded)
Width: 36 in (folded)
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ArtifactBagley Avenue Workshop
Henry Ford transformed the storage shed behind his family's rented duplex at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit into a workshop. Here, in 1896, he built his first car -- the "Quadricycle." In 1933, Ford reconstructed the shed in Greenfield Village. The original shed had been torn down, so he reportedly used bricks from a wall of the Bagley Avenue residence instead.