Column with Original Footing Attached from Detroit Central Market Building, circa 2003
THF277539 / Column with Original Footing Attached from Detroit Central Market Building, circa 2003
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Artifact Overview
The Vegetable Shed sheltered vendors and customers at Detroit's City Hall Market (later named Central Market) from 1861 until 1893. Its forty-eight cast-iron columns supported sawn-lumber rafters and a slate roof. The city moved it to Belle Isle in 1894 where it served many purposes including housing a riding academy. When labeled for demolition in 2003, The Henry Ford acquired and dismantled it for reconstruction in Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 2003
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.377.134
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 4 in
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