General Store and Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, August 1929
THF123744 / General Store and Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, August 1929
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford already owned four historic buildings destined for Greenfield Village by the time construction commenced in October 1927. Two of these--the Waterford General Store and the Clinton Inn--were re-erected around what would become the village green. This photograph shows the buildings nearly ready for the official dedication of Greenfield Village on October 21, 1929.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 August 1929
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.1211
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
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SetPast Lives of the Eagle Tavern
- 19 Artifacts
This tavern, constructed 1831-2 in Clinton, Michigan, was originally a stagecoach stop on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In 1927, Henry Ford purchased the run-down building from resident Ella Smith -- the daughter of Walter Smith, who had run the hostelry as Smith's Hotel between 1868 and 1896. Moved to Greenfield Village, the restored and renamed Clinton Inn opened in 1929.