Henry Ford Theater (Edsel Ford Workshop)
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When Edsel Ford passed away in 1943, Henry and Clara Ford constructed this building to memorialize their son. It was based on a workshop that father and son shared above the garage at the family home in Detroit's Boston-Edison neighborhood, where the Fords lived while Edsel was a teenager. The short posts framing the door are from the original site.
When Edsel Ford passed away in 1943, Henry and Clara Ford constructed this building to memorialize their son. It was based on a workshop that father and son shared above the garage at the family home in Detroit's Boston-Edison neighborhood, where the Fords lived while Edsel was a teenager. The short posts framing the door are from the original site.
Artifact
Workshop (Work space)
Date Made
1943-1944
Creators
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Cutler, Edward James, 1882-1961
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Built in Greenfield Village as a memorial to Edsel Ford. Architect Edward J. Cutler designed the building as a replica of the Detroit workshop that Edsel used with his father while growing up.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Henry Ford's Model T District
Object ID
44.160.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brick (Clay material)
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
Technique
Reconstruction (Construction)
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