Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI Photos

Greenfield Village is a collection of heritage buildings connected to famous Americans which were moved to this town-like park by Henry Ford. Particular emphasis was placed on Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers, scientists, writers & Henry Ford himself.

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The Wright Family home where Wilbur & Orville designed their airplane, moved from Dayton, OH to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Wright Cycle Shop where Wright brothers earned money to support airplane invention, moved from Dayton, OH to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.One-quarter size replica at Greenfield Village of Henry Ford's first 1903 factory where the Model T was created. Dearborn, MI.Armington & Sims Machine Shop in Greenfield Village recreates a typical shop in Providence, RI. Dearborn, MI.
The Wright Family home (1871) where Wilbur & Orville designed their airplane, moved from Dayton, OH to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI. Wright Cycle Shop (1875) where Wright brothers earned money to support airplane invention, moved from Dayton, OH to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.One-quarter size replica (1945) at Greenfield Village of Henry Ford's first 1903 factory where the Model T was created. Dearborn, MI.Armington & Sims Machine Shop (built 1929) in Greenfield Village recreates a typical shop in Providence, RI. Dearborn, MI.
Heinz House moved to Greenfield Village from Sharpsburg, PA, where H.J. Heinz created his technique of bottling horseradish & went on to find a pickle empire. Dearborn, MI.Elizabeth Cohen Millinery moved to Greenfield Village from downtown Detroit. Dearborn, MI.Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop recreated at Greenfield Village using original decorate elements from London, England. Dearborn, MI.Dragon weather vane atop Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Heinz House (1854) moved to Greenfield Village from Sharpsburg, PA, where H.J. Heinz created his technique of bottling horseradish & went on to find a pickle empire. Dearborn, MI.Elizabeth Cohen Millinery (1880) moved to Greenfield Village from downtown Detroit. Dearborn, MI.Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop recreated (1931) at Greenfield Village using original decorate elements from London, England. Dearborn, MI.Dragon weather vane atop Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Clock on Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Carved bell ringing figures on clock tower of Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Golden winged-bell ringing figure on clock tower of Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.bell ringing king on clock tower of Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Clock on Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Carved bell ringing figures on clock tower of Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Golden winged-bell ringing figure on clock tower of Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.bell ringing king on clock tower of Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Model T passes Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Antique Ford bus at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Antique Ford car at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Grimm Jewelry Store moved to Greenfield Village from Detroit. Dearborn, MI.
Model T passes Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Antique Ford bus at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI. Antique Ford car at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Grimm Jewelry Store (1885) moved to Greenfield Village from Detroit. Dearborn, MI.
Silver coffee salver in Grimm Jewelry Store at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Selection of watch fobs in Grimm Jewelry Store at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Antique heating stove in Grimm Jewelry Store at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Noah Webster House where Webster wrote his American English Dictionary, moved from New Haven, CT to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Silver coffee salver in Grimm Jewelry Store at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Selection of watch fobs in Grimm Jewelry Store at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Antique heating stove in Grimm Jewelry Store at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Noah Webster House (1823) where Webster wrote his American English Dictionary, moved from New Haven, CT to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Robert Frost House where the poet wrote major works, moved from Ann Arbor, MI to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Charles Steinmetz Cabin where the renowned electrical engineer did inventive thinking, moved from Mohawk Valley, NY to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.William Holmes McGuffey log cabin birthplace where the author of the "Eclectic Readers" was born, moved from Washington County, PA to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Interior of single room of William Holmes McGuffey birthplace log cabin at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Robert Frost House (1835) where the poet wrote major works, moved from Ann Arbor, MI to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Charles Steinmetz Cabin (1896) where the renowned electrical engineer did inventive thinking, moved from Mohawk Valley, NY to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.William Holmes McGuffey log cabin birthplace (1790) where the author of the "Eclectic Readers" was born, moved from Washington County, PA to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Interior of single room of William Holmes McGuffey birthplace log cabin at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Logan County Courthouse where Abraham Lincoln tried cases as circuit rider , moved from Postville , IL to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Interior of Logan County Courthouse where Lincoln tried cases as a traveling lawyer. Dearborn, MI.Village Green of Henry Ford's Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Martha-Mary Chapel which Ford had built on Village Green of Greenfield Village as a tribute to his mother & mother-in-law. Dearborn, MI.
Logan County Courthouse (1840) where Abraham Lincoln tried cases as circuit rider (1840-47), moved from Postville (now Lincoln), IL to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI. Interior of Logan County Courthouse where Lincoln tried cases as a traveling lawyer. Dearborn, MI.Village Green of Henry Ford's Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Martha-Mary Chapel (1929) which Ford had built on Village Green of Greenfield Village as a tribute to his mother & mother-in-law. Dearborn, MI.
Steeple of Martha-Mary Chapel. Dearborn, MI.Suffragettes in period costumes at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Eagle Tavern , moved from Clinton, MI to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Scotch Settlement School where Henry Ford attended classes, moved from Dearborn, MI to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Steeple of Martha-Mary Chapel. Dearborn, MI.Suffragettes in period costumes at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Eagle Tavern (1831), moved from Clinton, MI to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Scotch Settlement School (1861) where Henry Ford attended classes, moved from Dearborn, MI to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Horse-drawn Omnibus at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Horse-drawn Omnibus at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Suwanee Steamboat is small version of riverboat at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Giddings Family Home where a New England shipbuilder & merchant lived, moved from Exeter, NH to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Horse-drawn Omnibus at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Horse-drawn Omnibus at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Suwanee Steamboat (1929) is small version of riverboat at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Giddings Family Home (1750) where a New England shipbuilder & merchant lived, moved from Exeter, NH to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Daggett Farmhouse an example of an early colonial farm, moved from Andover, CT to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Farris Windmill said to be oldest windmill in America, moved from Cape Cod, MA to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Rocks Village Tollhouse which collected fees from travelers crossing Merrimac River, moved from Rocks Village, MA to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Fares posted on Rocks Village Tollhouse ranging from horse & rider 5 cents, to score of hogs 8 cents, to chariots at 25 cents at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Daggett Farmhouse (1754) an example of an early colonial farm, moved from Andover, CT to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Farris Windmill (mid 1600s) said to be oldest windmill in America, moved from Cape Cod, MA to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Rocks Village Tollhouse (1828) which collected fees from travelers crossing Merrimac River, moved from Rocks Village, MA to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Fares posted on Rocks Village Tollhouse ranging from horse & rider 5 cents, to score of hogs 8 cents, to chariots at 25 cents at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Ackley Covered Bridge which originally crossed Wheeling Creek, moved from West Finley, PA to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Grounds of Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Ford Childhood House where Henry Ford grew up with parents William & Mary Ford + 5 brothers & sisters, moved from Springwells Township, MI to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Village gardens along Ford Road in Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Ackley Covered Bridge (1932) which originally crossed Wheeling Creek, moved from West Finley, PA to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Grounds of Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Ford Childhood House (1861) where Henry Ford grew up with parents William & Mary Ford + 5 brothers & sisters, moved from Springwells Township, MI to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Village gardens along Ford Road in Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Loranger Gristmill ground corn & wheat by water power until the 1890s, moved from Stony Creek, Monroe, MI to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Sandwich Glass Factory rebuilt at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Knitting loom at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Early American industrial area of Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Loranger Gristmill (1830) ground corn & wheat by water power until the 1890s, moved from Stony Creek, Monroe, MI to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Sandwich Glass Factory rebuilt at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Knitting loom at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Early American industrial area of Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Artistic pottery produced at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Cotswold Cottage with stone roof, moved from Chedworth, Gloucester, England to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Garden of Cotswold Cottage at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.English garden of Cotswold Cottage at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Artistic pottery produced at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Cotswold Cottage (early 1600s) with stone roof, moved from Chedworth, Gloucester, England to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Garden of Cotswold Cottage at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.English garden of Cotswold Cottage at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Flower display of Cotswold Cottage at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Dressed frog on Herschell-Spillman Carousel at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Statue of Thomas Alva Edison by James Earle Fraser at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Replica of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Flower display of Cotswold Cottage at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Dressed frog on Herschell-Spillman Carousel at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI. Statue of Thomas Alva Edison (1949) by James Earle Fraser at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI. Replica of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Incandescent light bulb in Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Belt driven machine shop in Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Replica of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Office & Library at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Sarah Jordan Boarding House where a dozen of Edison's male workers roomed, moved from Menlo Park, NJ to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Incandescent light bulb in Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Belt driven machine shop in Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Replica of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Office & Library at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Sarah Jordan Boarding House (1870) where a dozen of Edison's male workers roomed, moved from Menlo Park, NJ to Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Foyer of Sarah Jordan Boarding House, one of first American homes wired for electricity, at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Kitchen of Sarah Jordan Boarding House at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Tourist steam train ride at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.
Foyer of Sarah Jordan Boarding House, one of first American homes wired for electricity, at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Kitchen of Sarah Jordan Boarding House at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Tourist steam train ride at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.

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