Bagley Avenue Workshop at Its Original Site, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908
THF235480 / Bagley Avenue Workshop at Its Original Site, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford reconstructed the Bagley Avenue Workshop, the shed behind the duplex house at 58 Bagley where he and Clara had lived, in Greenfield Village in 1933. Ford built the 1896 Quadricycle, his first automobile, in the original shed. Photos of the original building and site guided the reconstruction. Bricks from the actual Bagley house reportedly were used in the replica shed.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1908
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.100
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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.