William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace in Greenfield Village, April 1934

THF728509 / William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace in Greenfield Village, April 1934

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

23 April 1934

Subject Date

23 April 1934

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Object ID

84.1.1657.36

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Houses Log houses Open-air museums Relocated buildings and structures McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873 Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace

Artifact
William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace
This log home is typical of Scots-Irish log structures built in the densely forested area of southwestern Pennsylvania during the late 1700s. Anna and Alexander McGuffey lived here for five years and had three children before moving west to Ohio. Their second child, William Holmes (1800-1873), went on to create the popular Eclectic Readers for frontier schoolchildren.