Richart Wagon Shop before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, June 2002

THF18890 / Richart Wagon Shop before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, June 2002

Artifact Overview

Wagon makers Robert and William Richart offered many services out of this shop, built in Macon, Michigan, in 1847. In addition to building, painting, and repairing wagons, the Richarts fixed tools, sharpened saws, and even mended household furniture. The shop building was moved to Greenfield Village in 1941. This image shows the building in 2002, before it was moved to its current location.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital photograph

Date Made

25 June 2002

Subject Date

25 June 2002

Creators

Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.4208

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Digital photographs Digital images Photographs Open-air museums Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Richart Wagon Shop Greenfield Village Restoration Project, 2002-2003 Wagon makers Workshops (Work spaces)

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Much of Greenfield Village looked quite different in 2002 from what you see today. The village was showing its age -- its crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Yet replacing the underground systems also provided an opportunity to refresh and revise Greenfield Village itself. In September 2002, Greenfield Village closed to the public and restoration began. The transformed village reopened just nine months later.