"Ford May Purchase Old Webster House," New Haven, Connecticut, August 2, 1936

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford admired Noah Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. In 1936, after learning that Yale University--which owned the New Haven, Connecticut, house--planned to tear down the structure, Ford stepped in and purchased it. Henry had the building moved to Greenfield Village--his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Article

Subject Date

02 August 1936

Creator Notes

From the New Haven Register, New Haven, Connecticit, August 2, 1936.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.186.34

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Copying

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 13.25 in
Width: 8 in

"Ford May Purchase Old Webster House," New Haven, Connecticut, August 2, 1936