“Where We Began”: The Heinz House
10 artifacts in this set
This expert set is brought to you by:
The staff at The Henry Ford
William Clay Ford Receives the Key to Heinz House from H. J. Heinz II, Greenfield Village, June 16, 1954
Photographic print
The Heinz House, a gift from the H.J. Heinz Company, was ceremoniously accepted in 1954 by William Clay Ford, grandson of Henry Ford and recently named Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Edison Institute (now The Henry Ford). The Heinz House was the first historic structure added to Greenfield Village since the death of Henry Ford in 1947.
Heinz House Being Moved from its Original Site in Sharpsburg to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904
Photographic print
In 1869, H.J. Heinz started his processed food business at his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Though operations soon outgrew the house, it remained an important part of company history. In 1904, Heinz moved the house 5 miles down the Allegheny River to his Pittsburgh factory, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists.
Heinz House Being Moved from its Original Site in Sharpsburg to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904
Photographic print
In 1869, H.J. Heinz started his processed food business at his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Though operations soon outgrew the house, it remained an important part of company history. In 1904, Heinz moved the house 5 miles down the Allegheny River to his Pittsburgh factory, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists.
Heinz House Being Moved from its Original Site in Sharpsburg to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904
Photographic print
In 1869, H.J. Heinz started his processed food business at his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Though operations soon outgrew the house, it remained an important part of company history. In 1904, Heinz moved the house 5 miles down the Allegheny River to his Pittsburgh factory, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists.
Heinz House
House
Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. From this house, he sold a growing variety of pickles and relishes to neighbors before moving his operation to Pittsburgh. This house currently features an exhibit on the H.J. Heinz Company's innovative business practices and marketing techniques.
Heinz House after Move from Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania to the Heinz Plant in Pittsburgh, 1904
Photographic print
In 1869, H.J. Heinz started his processed food business at his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Though operations soon outgrew the house, it remained an important part of company history. In 1904, Heinz moved the house 5 miles down the Allegheny River to his Pittsburgh factory, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists.
Heinz House Being Moved from its Original Site in Sharpsburg to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904
Photographic print
In 1869, H.J. Heinz started his processed food business at his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Though operations soon outgrew the house, it remained an important part of company history. In 1904, Heinz moved the house 5 miles down the Allegheny River to his Pittsburgh factory, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists.
Heinz House Being Moved from its Original Site in Sharpsburg to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904
Photographic print
In 1869, H.J. Heinz started his processed food business at his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Though operations soon outgrew the house, it remained an important part of company history. In 1904, Heinz moved the house 5 miles down the Allegheny River to his Pittsburgh factory, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists.
Heinz House Being Moved from its Original Site in Sharpsburg to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904
Photographic print
In 1869, H.J. Heinz started his processed food business at his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Though operations soon outgrew the house, it remained an important part of company history. In 1904, Heinz moved the house 5 miles down the Allegheny River to his Pittsburgh factory, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists.
Heinz House after Relocation to Greenfield Village, June 1954
Photographic print
Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, Heinz moved the house to his large factory complex in Pittsburgh, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists. The H.J. Heinz Company donated the house to Greenfield Village in 1953.