Edison Homestead at Its Original Site, Vienna, Ontario, Canada, June 1933

Artifact Overview

Thomas Edison's grandparents built and lived in this home on their farm in Vienna, Ontario. As a boy, Edison enjoyed visiting the farm, where he played in the barn, went swimming, and fished in a nearby river. In 1933, Henry Ford moved the historic house to Greenfield Village--his outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

03 June 1933

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2074

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	Canada, Ontario, Vienna Photographic prints Photographs Dwellings Houses Original sites Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Edison, Samuel, 1767-1865 Edison family Edison Homestead

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Thomas Edison's great-grandparents fled to Canada after the American Revolution because they had sided with the British. Edison's grandparents started a farm and built this home there. As a boy, Edison enjoyed visiting the farm, where he played in the barn, went swimming, and fished in a nearby river.