"Type A" House in Ford Homes District, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1919
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Artifact Overview
Edsel Ford and Ernest Liebold, Henry Ford's executive secretary, organized the Dearborn Realty and Construction Company in 1919. It built 250 houses in what became the Ford Homes District in Dearborn, Michigan. The houses were made in six different designs using standardized fixtures, which reduced construction time and costs. Priced around $6,500 to $8,000, the homes attracted white-collar Ford employees.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
15 November 1919
Subject Date
15 November 1919
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.47.P.189.535
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 9.5 in
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