Ford Home (Henry Ford's Birthplace) at Its Original Location, Dearborn, Michigan, 1924
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford began restoration of his Dearborn, Michigan, birthplace in 1919. He repaired or replaced the farm buildings and filled the small, white clapboard house with original or similar furnishings he remembered from his boyhood. He dedicated the restoration to the memory of his beloved mother, Mary Litogot Ford, who died in 1876. In 1944, the house and outbuildings were moved to Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1924
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.7918
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: 8.063 in
Width: 9.938 in
Inscriptions
verso, handwritten:
Homestead - 1924
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