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Henry Ford was born in this farmhouse on July 30, 1863. The house stood near the corner of present-day Ford and Greenfield Roads in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford grew up in the house and moved out at age 16 to find work in Detroit. He restored the farmhouse in 1919 and moved it to Greenfield Village in 1944.
Henry Ford was born in this farmhouse on July 30, 1863. The house stood near the corner of present-day Ford and Greenfield Roads in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford grew up in the house and moved out at age 16 to find work in Detroit. He restored the farmhouse in 1919 and moved it to Greenfield Village in 1944.
Artifact
Farmhouse
Date Made
1861
Subject Date
1863-1879
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Springwells Township
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Built by William Ford in Springwells Township, Michigan (what is now Dearborn, Michigan.)
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Henry Ford's Model T District
Object ID
44.158.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry & Clara Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Pine (Wood)
Glass (Material)
Color
White (Color)
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