Charles Steinmetz House in Schenectady, New York, 1930-1946

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THF256699 / Charles Steinmetz House in Schenectady, New York, 1930-1946
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Artifact Overview

General Electric owned an exclusive "realty plot," divided into lots for prominent employees. Charles Steinmetz, a leading electrical engineer, constructed a large home (completed in 1903) and laboratory there. Steinmetz kept cacti and other exotic plants in a greenhouse attached to the three-story brick house he shared with his adopted son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren until his death in 1923.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1930-1946

Collection Title

Research Center Museum Vertical File

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1798.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10.5 in

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