Chapman Family Home in Greenfield Village, 1963

THF707712 / Chapman Family Home in Greenfield Village, 1963

Artifact Overview

During the 1870s, John B. Chapman and his wife Susie lived in a simple farmhouse. Chapman taught several terms in the one-room schools of his southeast Michigan rural community. Young Henry Ford was one of his pupils. Ford later purchased the home for his outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This image shows the building in Greenfield Village in 1963.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1963

Creators

Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.B.33694

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Open-air museums Houses Relocated buildings and structures Chapman Family Home Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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During the 1870s, this simple farmhouse was the home of John B. Chapman and his wife Susie. Chapman taught several terms in the one-room schools of his rural community. Young Henry Ford was one of his pupils. Chapman also worked at other tasks for much of the year, as a farmhand and as a cooper, making barrels for local farmers.