Unloading Portions of Daggett Farmhouse before Reconstruction in Greenfield Village, 1977
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Artifact Overview
In 1977, Henry Ford Museum acquired an 18th-century farmhouse from northeastern Connecticut. Skilled workers dismantled the home and rebuilt it in Greenfield Village using hand construction methods. It was originally interpreted with a focus on architecture and antiques, but furnishings and demonstrations in the home now recreate the life of its original occupants, the Daggett family, in the 1760s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
1977
Subject Date
1977
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.N.B.78163.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.375 in
Width: 2.375 in
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Related Artifacts
ArtifactDaggett Farmhouse
Like other farm families living in northeastern Connecticut in the 1760s, the Daggetts made and grew many of the things they needed. Along with farming, Samuel Daggett was a house builder and furniture maker. The "saltbox" form of this house -- with short roof in front and long in back -- was a typical New England house type of this era.