Former Site of Henry Ford's 58 Bagley Avenue Shed, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1932
THF235472 / Former Site of Henry Ford's 58 Bagley Avenue Shed, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1932
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Artifact Overview
From late 1893 to mid-1897, Henry and Clara Ford rented one half of a duplex house at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit. Henry built the 1896 Quadricycle, his first automobile, in a shed behind the house. By the time Ford began assembling Greenfield Village in 1929, the shed was gone and the house was converted into a tea room.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1932
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.96
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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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.