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

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1798.4

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

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