Phoenixville Post Office Relocation Site, Greenfield Village Restoration Project, October 2002
THF19241 / Phoenixville Post Office Relocation Site, Greenfield Village Restoration Project, October 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
October 2002
Subject Date
October 2002
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.4724
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
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Related Artifacts
ArtifactPhoenixville Post Office
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.