Ford and Bryant Families at the Groundbreaking for Martha-Mary Chapel in Greenfield Village, 1929

THF149168 / Ford and Bryant Families at the Groundbreaking for Martha-Mary Chapel in Greenfield Village, 1929

THF149169 / Ford and Bryant Families at the Groundbreaking for Martha-Mary Chapel in Greenfield Village, 1929

THF149170 / Ford and Bryant Families at the Groundbreaking for Martha-Mary Chapel in Greenfield Village, 1929 / back

Artifact Overview

Clara and Henry Ford had Martha-Mary Chapel constructed in 1929. Though it was purpose-built for Greenfield Village and not relocated from elsewhere, the structure was inspired by colonial-era churches in New England. The chapel was named for the Fords' mothers, Martha Bench Bryant and Mary Litogot Ford. Clara Ford turned the first sod at the chapel's groundbreaking.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1929

Subject Date

1929

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Collection Title

Personal for Henry Ford Photographs

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.188.P.732

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Children Families Groundbreakings Men Women Bryant, Edgar LeRoy (Roy), 1885-1976 Bryant, Katharine, 1888-1966 Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Martha-Mary Chapel (Dearborn, Mich.)