Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, October 1929

THF716580 / Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, October 1929

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Date Made

05 October 1929

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Object ID

EI.174.58

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 13.5 in
Width: 10.5 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Advertising Boardinghouses Open-air museums Drawings (Visual works) Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Sarah Jordan Boarding House

Artifact
Sarah Jordan Boarding House
The Menlo Park complex was an all-male environment; the closest workaday involvement of women -- not forgetting that Edison and several of his personnel were married -- was at the Sarah Jordan boardinghouse. Offering room and board for unmarried employees at the complex, it was operated by Sarah Jordan, a distant relative of Edison's. The house also played host to the experimental lighting system installed throughout Menlo Park in December 1879.