Robert Frost Home

Summary

Robert Frost, one of America’s greatest poets, had an extraordinary ability to put complex and deeply insightful ideas into everyday language. In the mid-1920s, Frost lived in this house while he was the University of Michigan’s first poet-in-residence. Here, located away from the bustle of the Ann Arbor campus, his creative spirit and imagination soared as he wrote poetry and met with students.

Robert Frost, one of America’s greatest poets, had an extraordinary ability to put complex and deeply insightful ideas into everyday language. In the mid-1920s, Frost lived in this house while he was the University of Michigan’s first poet-in-residence. Here, located away from the bustle of the Ann Arbor campus, his creative spirit and imagination soared as he wrote poetry and met with students.

Artifact

House

Date Made

circa 1835

Creators

Unknown

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Ann Arbor 

Creator Notes

Originally built at 1223 Pontiac Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Greenfield Village
 On Exhibit

at Greenfield Village in Porches and Parlors District

Object ID

35.897.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)

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