Thomas Edison's Fort Myers Laboratory
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This well-equipped laboratory enabled Edison to carry on his investigations even as he seemed to seek a break from business and other matters. The first building to be completed in Greenfield Village, it had a second experimental life, offering seclusion to a select group of Ford Motor Company engineers tasked with developing the Ford V-8 engine in the early 1930s.
This well-equipped laboratory enabled Edison to carry on his investigations even as he seemed to seek a break from business and other matters. The first building to be completed in Greenfield Village, it had a second experimental life, offering seclusion to a select group of Ford Motor Company engineers tasked with developing the Ford V-8 engine in the early 1930s.
Artifact
Laboratory
Date Made
1885
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Maine, Fairfield
United States, Florida, Fort Myers
Creator Notes
Prefabricated building manufactured by Kennebec Framing Co. in Fairfield, Maine in 1885; it was erected in Fort Myers, Florida in 1886.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Edison at Work District
Object ID
28.998.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Thomas A. Edison.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
Technique
Prefabrication
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