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- Blake Hayes with a Model of Firestone Barn Used during Its Reconstruction in Greenfield Village, May 1985 - In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and disassembly, workers shipped the structures' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. There, craftsmen recreated architectural elements of the barn that had been replaced or drastically altered over the years, made repairs, and reconstructed the building in time for its dedication on June 29, 1985.
- May 23, 1985
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Blake Hayes with a Model of Firestone Barn Used during Its Reconstruction in Greenfield Village, May 1985
In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and disassembly, workers shipped the structures' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. There, craftsmen recreated architectural elements of the barn that had been replaced or drastically altered over the years, made repairs, and reconstructed the building in time for its dedication on June 29, 1985.
- Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - Benjamin and Catherine Firestone raised their three children in this farmhouse, including tire maker Harvey Firestone. Originally located near Columbiana, Ohio, the 1828 house was updated in 1882 to appear more stylish and up-to-date. The traditional Pennsylvania German layout of the Firestone's farmhouse was transformed, with a central foyer, separate dining room and kitchen, a sitting room, closets, wallpaper, and fancy new furniture.
- September 01, 2007
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Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village, September 2007
Benjamin and Catherine Firestone raised their three children in this farmhouse, including tire maker Harvey Firestone. Originally located near Columbiana, Ohio, the 1828 house was updated in 1882 to appear more stylish and up-to-date. The traditional Pennsylvania German layout of the Firestone's farmhouse was transformed, with a central foyer, separate dining room and kitchen, a sitting room, closets, wallpaper, and fancy new furniture.
- Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - Benjamin and Catherine Firestone raised their three children in this farmhouse, including tire maker Harvey Firestone. Originally located near Columbiana, Ohio, the 1828 house was updated in 1882 to appear more stylish and up-to-date. The traditional Pennsylvania German layout of the Firestone's farmhouse was transformed, with a central foyer, separate dining room and kitchen, a sitting room, closets, wallpaper, and fancy new furniture.
- September 01, 2007
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Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village, September 2007
Benjamin and Catherine Firestone raised their three children in this farmhouse, including tire maker Harvey Firestone. Originally located near Columbiana, Ohio, the 1828 house was updated in 1882 to appear more stylish and up-to-date. The traditional Pennsylvania German layout of the Firestone's farmhouse was transformed, with a central foyer, separate dining room and kitchen, a sitting room, closets, wallpaper, and fancy new furniture.
- Door Units, Moved Intact, are Placed in the Walls While Reconstructing Firestone Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, August 1984 - In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and painstaking disassembly, workers shipped the buildings' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. In May 1984, craftsmen began re-erecting the farmhouse, piece by piece, making repairs and replicating replacements as needed. They completed the structure just ahead of its formal dedication on June 29, 1985.
- August 21, 1984
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Door Units, Moved Intact, are Placed in the Walls While Reconstructing Firestone Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, August 1984
In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and painstaking disassembly, workers shipped the buildings' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. In May 1984, craftsmen began re-erecting the farmhouse, piece by piece, making repairs and replicating replacements as needed. They completed the structure just ahead of its formal dedication on June 29, 1985.
- Rebuilding Firestone Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, 1985 - In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and painstaking disassembly, workers shipped the buildings' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. In May 1984, craftsmen began re-erecting the farmhouse, piece by piece, making repairs and replicating replacements as needed. They completed the structure just ahead of its formal dedication on June 29, 1985.
- April 18, 1985
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Rebuilding Firestone Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, 1985
In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and painstaking disassembly, workers shipped the buildings' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. In May 1984, craftsmen began re-erecting the farmhouse, piece by piece, making repairs and replicating replacements as needed. They completed the structure just ahead of its formal dedication on June 29, 1985.
- Firestone Farm Fields during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, August 2002 - 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.
- 12 August 2002-30 August 2002
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Firestone Farm Fields during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, August 2002
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.
- Firestone Farm during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, August 2002 - 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.
- August 01, 2002
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Firestone Farm during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, August 2002
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.
- Harvey Firestone and Henry Ford at Firestone Farm, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1918 - Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone went on several camping trips as "vagabonds," a group that also included Thomas Edison and naturalist John Burroughs. In August 1918, Ford met Firestone at his old homestead near Columbiana, Ohio, (now in Greenfield Village) before joining Edison and Burroughs in Pittsburgh. The foursome then traveled through Appalachian Mountains for the next couple weeks.
- 1918
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Harvey Firestone and Henry Ford at Firestone Farm, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1918
Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone went on several camping trips as "vagabonds," a group that also included Thomas Edison and naturalist John Burroughs. In August 1918, Ford met Firestone at his old homestead near Columbiana, Ohio, (now in Greenfield Village) before joining Edison and Burroughs in Pittsburgh. The foursome then traveled through Appalachian Mountains for the next couple weeks.
- Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village is a "living history" re-creation of what life was like on the Ohio farm of Benjamin and Catherine Firestone in 1885. Meticulous research went into furnishing the farmhouse after its move to Greenfield Village. This image from 2007 shows some of the original family furnishings and other carefully selected period and reproductions items visitors to the reconstructed house encountered.
- September 01, 2007
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Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village, September 2007
Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village is a "living history" re-creation of what life was like on the Ohio farm of Benjamin and Catherine Firestone in 1885. Meticulous research went into furnishing the farmhouse after its move to Greenfield Village. This image from 2007 shows some of the original family furnishings and other carefully selected period and reproductions items visitors to the reconstructed house encountered.
- Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village is a "living history" re-creation of what life was like on the Ohio farm of Benjamin and Catherine Firestone in 1885. Meticulous research went into furnishing the farmhouse after its move to Greenfield Village. This image from 2007 shows some of the original family furnishings and other carefully selected period and reproductions items visitors to the reconstructed house encountered.
- September 01, 2007
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Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village, September 2007
Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village is a "living history" re-creation of what life was like on the Ohio farm of Benjamin and Catherine Firestone in 1885. Meticulous research went into furnishing the farmhouse after its move to Greenfield Village. This image from 2007 shows some of the original family furnishings and other carefully selected period and reproductions items visitors to the reconstructed house encountered.