Noah Webster Home Construction in Greenfield Village, 1936-1937

THF127160 / Noah Webster Home Construction in Greenfield Village, 1936-1937

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford admired textbook pioneer and spelling reformer Noah Webster. Ford purchased Webster's New Haven, Connecticut, home and moved it to Greenfield Village in 1936 to join a growing list of historic buildings in Ford's outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This image shows the house during reconstruction in Greenfield Village in 1936 and 1937.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1936-1937

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

P.O.5952

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	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Carpenters Construction Houses Open-air museums Relocated buildings and structures Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 Noah Webster family Noah Webster Home Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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