Bagley Avenue Workshop
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Henry Ford transformed the storage shed behind his family's rented duplex at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit into a workshop. Here, in 1896, he built his first car -- the "Quadricycle." In 1933, Ford reconstructed the shed in Greenfield Village. The original shed had been torn down, so he reportedly used bricks from a wall of the Bagley Avenue residence instead.
Henry Ford transformed the storage shed behind his family's rented duplex at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit into a workshop. Here, in 1896, he built his first car -- the "Quadricycle." In 1933, Ford reconstructed the shed in Greenfield Village. The original shed had been torn down, so he reportedly used bricks from a wall of the Bagley Avenue residence instead.
Artifact
Workshop (Work space)
Date Made
1933
Subject Date
1896
Creators
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Cutler, Edward James, 1882-1961
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Reconstruction of Henry Ford's 1896 Bagley Avenue Workshop built in Greenfield Village under the supervision of architect Edward J. Cutler. Some materials from original building.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Reconstructions (Visual works)
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Henry Ford's Model T District
Object ID
33.707.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brick (Clay material)
Wood (Plant Material)
Technique
Reconstruction (Construction)
Color
Red
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