Noah Webster Home in Greenfield Village, June 1944

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford admired textbook pioneer and spelling reformer Noah Webster. Ford purchased Webster's New Haven, Connecticut, home and moved it to Greenfield Village in 1936 to join a growing list of historic buildings in Ford's outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This image shows the house in 1944.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

19 June 1944

Subject Date

19 June 1944

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.7398

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8 in