Ford Home during Greenfield Village Restoration Project, April 2003

THF10821 / Ford Home during Greenfield Village Restoration Project, April 2003

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

April 2003

Subject Date

April 2003

Creators

Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.6544

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: undefined in
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Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Digital photographs Digital images Photographs Construction Open-air museums Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Greenfield Village Restoration Project, 2002-2003 Ford Home (Dearborn, Mich.)

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