Tintype Studio, Phoenixville Post Office and the Hearse Shed before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital photograph
Date Made
09 September 2002 - 11 September 2002
Subject Date
09 September 2002 - 11 September 2002
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.4278
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
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The Phoenixville Post Office, built around 1825 in northeastern Connecticut, was always more than a post office. Under Lorenzo Bullard, who probably built the structure, it was a grocer's and apothecary shop. By 1850 it was the post office and community gathering place for this rural town. It sold stamps and stationery--and was the place to go to talk about local happenings.
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SetRestoring Greenfield Village 2003
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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.