Noah Webster Home Construction in Greenfield Village, 1936-1937

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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

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.886

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in