Firestone Barn Being Dismantled on Its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1983
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In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and disassembly, workers shipped the structures' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. There, craftsmen recreated architectural elements of the barn that had been replaced or drastically altered over the years, made repairs, and reconstructed the building in time for its dedication on June 29, 1985.
In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and disassembly, workers shipped the structures' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. There, craftsmen recreated architectural elements of the barn that had been replaced or drastically altered over the years, made repairs, and reconstructed the building in time for its dedication on June 29, 1985.
Artifact
Slide (Photograph)
Subject Date
1983
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.7339
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in
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