House at Cherry Hill Plantation, 1940

Summary

The Cherry Hill plantation house, located in present-day Bryan County, Georgia, was built in 1874 after the original building was burned during the Civil War. In the mid-1920s, Henry Ford began purchasing vast amounts of land in the area; he acquired Cherry Hill in 1925. Henry and Clara stayed in this house before the completion of their nearby winter residence, Richmond Hill.

The Cherry Hill plantation house, located in present-day Bryan County, Georgia, was built in 1874 after the original building was burned during the Civil War. In the mid-1920s, Henry Ford began purchasing vast amounts of land in the area; he acquired Cherry Hill in 1925. Henry and Clara stayed in this house before the completion of their nearby winter residence, Richmond Hill.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1940

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.67

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 4.75 in

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