George Washington Carver Cabin
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Henry Ford built this cabin in 1942 to honor his friend, agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. The cabin was based on Carver's recollections of the slave cabin in Missouri in which he was born in 1864. Carver spent his career at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, advocating for new crops, such as peanuts, that would enrich both Southern farmers and Southern soils.
Henry Ford built this cabin in 1942 to honor his friend, agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. The cabin was based on Carver's recollections of the slave cabin in Missouri in which he was born in 1864. Carver spent his career at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, advocating for new crops, such as peanuts, that would enrich both Southern farmers and Southern soils.
Artifact
Cabin (House)
Date Made
1942
Subject Date
circa 1860
Creators
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
The cabin was built in Greenfield Village in 1942 as a tribute to George Washington Carver. The exterior is patterned after the circa 1860 Missouri slave cabin where Carver was born.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Porches and Parlors District
Object ID
42.210.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Pine (Wood)
Brick (Clay material)
Glass (Material)
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