R.T.H. Halsey Notifies Edsel Ford of the Imminent Demolition of Noah Webster Home in New Haven, Connecticut, July 29, 1936
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Henry Ford admired Noah Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. In 1936, news reached Edsel Ford that Yale University--which owned the New Haven, Connecticut, house--planned to tear down the structure. Edsel and his father stepped in and purchased it. They had the building moved to Greenfield Village--Henry Ford's historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Henry Ford admired Noah Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. In 1936, news reached Edsel Ford that Yale University--which owned the New Haven, Connecticut, house--planned to tear down the structure. Edsel and his father stepped in and purchased it. They had the building moved to Greenfield Village--Henry Ford's historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Artifact
Telegram
Date Made
29 July 1936
Subject Date
29 July 1936
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.186.32
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 in
Width: 8.5 in
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