Hearse Shed before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002
THF19013 / Hearse Shed before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002
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Artifact Overview
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital photograph
Date Made
September 2002
Subject Date
September 2002
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.4427
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
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ArtifactHearse Shed
This shed, originally built in Newton, New Hampshire, around 1850, was located near the local cemetery. Horse-drawn hearses, usually owned by the local community, were used to carry the coffin during funeral processions through town to the cemetery.