Rocks Village Toll House
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Artifact Overview
Many early American bridges operated as private businesses. Travelers paid tolls to cross them. Tolls repaid construction costs, funded maintenance, and hopefully produced a profit for owners. Workers at this toll house, built in 1828, collected fares for a bridge across the Merrimack River at Rocks Village, Massachusetts. Henry Ford acquired the building in 1928 and moved it to Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Tollhouse
Date Made
1828
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Built by the Proprietors of the Merrimack River Bridge in Rocks Village, Massachusetts.
Location
at Greenfield Village in Porches and Parlors District
Object ID
28.999.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Brick (Clay material)
Glass (Material)
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