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• September 18, 1929
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Panorama Showing Construction in Greenfield Village, September 1929

• April 17, 1928
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Workmen Preparing the Site for Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, April 17, 1928

• October 13, 1928
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Sarah Jordan Boarding House Construction in Greenfield Village, October 13, 1928

• December 01, 1984
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Firestone Farmhouse and Barn during Construction in Greenfield Village, December 1984

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 re-erected the farmhouse and barn, making repairs and replicating replacements as needed. They completed both buildings just ahead of a formal dedication ceremony held on June 29, 1985.

• June 29, 1985
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Raymond Firestone, Gerald Ford, William Clay Ford, and Leonard Firestone at the Firestone Farm Dedication, 1985

William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. From 1951 to 1989, he was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Edison Institute (now The Henry Ford). He is shown here with Firestone family members and President Gerald Ford in 1985, dedicating the Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village.

• May 23, 1985
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Curator Nancy Bryk Examining Wallpaper in Firestone Farmhouse, Greenfield Village, May 23, 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.

• October 02, 1929
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Logan County Courthouse Being Reconstructed in Greenfield Village, October 2, 1929

Henry Ford admired President Lincoln's humble, down-to-earth character and his embodiment of the ideals of the "self-made man." Ford collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Lincoln had practiced law in the 1840s. Despite perturbed townspeople, Ford workers quickly dismantled, moved, and re-erected the building for the opening of Greenfield Village on October 21, 1929.

• March 31, 1937
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Wright Home--Reconstruction--Item4

Henry Ford relocated the Wright brothers' home and cycle shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village. While the buildings sat a few blocks apart in Dayton, Ford placed them side-by-side at his Dearborn, Michigan, museum complex. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Wright Flyer, assisted to ensure the project's accuracy.

• March 06, 1970
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Reconstruction of Suwanee Steamboat Hull in Gibraltar, Michigan after Flood Damage, 1970

After floodwaters swamped the Suwanee, the steamboat's hull was reconstructed to mend the damage. Moving the sternwheeler from the repair shop in Gibraltar, Michigan, back to Greenfield Village, some 20 miles away, was no easy task. The boat's smokestacks, pilot house and upper deck railing were removed, but crews still took special care when passing under bridges with tight clearances.

• April 21, 1928
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Constructing Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, April 21, 1928