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- Correspondence regarding Noah Webster Home and the Historic American Buildings Survey, September-October 1936 - Henry Ford admired Noah Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. In 1936, Yale University--which owned the New Haven, Connecticut, house--planned to tear down the structure. Ford purchased it instead and had it moved to Greenfield Village--his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. He also gathered other available documentation on the house.
- 14 September 1936-October 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Correspondence regarding Noah Webster Home and the Historic American Buildings Survey, September-October 1936
Henry Ford admired Noah Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. In 1936, Yale University--which owned the New Haven, Connecticut, house--planned to tear down the structure. Ford purchased it instead and had it moved to Greenfield Village--his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. He also gathered other available documentation on the house.