Clara and Henry Ford at their Winter Home in Georgia, Richmond Hill Plantation, 1944

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Artifact Overview

Henry and Clara Ford began buying land outside Savannah, Georgia, in 1925. Clara eyed the property for a winter retreat, as it was less humid and more secluded than southwest Florida, where they'd previously wintered. The Fords completed a large house, named Richmond Hill, in 1937 and resided there for several weeks each winter for the remainder of their lives.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

circa 1943

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1814.1971.6

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in

Clara and Henry Ford at their Winter Home in Georgia, Richmond Hill Plantation, 1944