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- "Noah Webster House Doomed: Plan For Funds Meets Failure," New Haven, Connecticut, July 20, 1936 - Henry Ford admired Noah Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. In 1936, after learning that Yale University--which owned the New Haven, Connecticut, house--planned to tear down the structure, Ford stepped in and purchased it. Henry had the building moved to Greenfield Village--his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
- July 20, 1936
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"Noah Webster House Doomed: Plan For Funds Meets Failure," New Haven, Connecticut, July 20, 1936
Henry Ford admired Noah Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. In 1936, after learning that Yale University--which owned the New Haven, Connecticut, house--planned to tear down the structure, Ford stepped in and purchased it. Henry had the building moved to Greenfield Village--his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.