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- Edison Homestead at Its Original Site, Vienna, Ontario, Canada, June 1933 - Thomas Edison's grandparents built and lived in this home on their farm in Vienna, Ontario. As a boy, Edison enjoyed visiting the farm, where he played in the barn, went swimming, and fished in a nearby river. In 1933, Henry Ford moved the historic house to Greenfield Village--his outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
- June 03, 1933
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Edison Homestead at Its Original Site, Vienna, Ontario, Canada, June 1933
Thomas Edison's grandparents built and lived in this home on their farm in Vienna, Ontario. As a boy, Edison enjoyed visiting the farm, where he played in the barn, went swimming, and fished in a nearby river. In 1933, Henry Ford moved the historic house to Greenfield Village--his outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Edison Homestead--Original Site--Interior--Item 02 -
- June 03, 1933
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Edison Homestead--Original Site--Interior--Item 02
- Edison Homestead--Original Site--Interior--Item 06 -
- June 03, 1933
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Edison Homestead--Original Site--Interior--Item 06
- Edison Homestead--Original Site--Interior--Item 10 -
- June 03, 1933
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Edison Homestead--Original Site--Interior--Item 10
- Edison Homestead--Original Site--Interior--Item 18 -
- June 03, 1933
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Edison Homestead--Original Site--Interior--Item 18
- Edison Homestead--Original Site--Interior--Item 19 -
- June 03, 1933
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Edison Homestead--Original Site--Interior--Item 19
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- August 30, 1933
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Edison Homestead--Original Site--Interior--Item 23
- Sofa Photographed in Edison Homestead, Greenfield Village, August 1939 -
- August 14, 1939
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Sofa Photographed in Edison Homestead, Greenfield Village, August 1939
- Edison Family Members Visiting Edison Homestead in Greenfield Village, October 31, 1974 -
- October 31, 1974
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Edison Family Members Visiting Edison Homestead in Greenfield Village, October 31, 1974
- Edison Homestead during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, May 2003 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- May 01, 2003
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Edison Homestead during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, May 2003
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.