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- Blake Hayes with a Model of Firestone Barn Used during Its Reconstruction in Greenfield Village, May 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.
- May 23, 1985
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Blake Hayes with a Model of Firestone Barn Used during Its Reconstruction in Greenfield Village, May 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.
- Firestone Farm Dedication Ceremony, Greenfield Village, June 29, 1985 - In 1983, the Firestone family donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead to Greenfield Village. The farm had been the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford. On June 29, 1985, descendants of Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone along with former U.S. President Gerald Ford helped dedicate the newly installed farm.
- June 29, 1985
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Firestone Farm Dedication Ceremony, Greenfield Village, June 29, 1985
In 1983, the Firestone family donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead to Greenfield Village. The farm had been the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford. On June 29, 1985, descendants of Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone along with former U.S. President Gerald Ford helped dedicate the newly installed farm.
- Peter Cousins, Nancy Bryk, and Blake Hayes at the Firestone Farm Dedication, Greenfield Village, June 29, 1985 - On June 29, 1985, the newly installed Firestone Farm was dedicated in Greenfield Village. The Firestone family had donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead--boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford--in 1983. Among the invited guests to the ceremonies were curators and staff of Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
- June 29, 1985
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Peter Cousins, Nancy Bryk, and Blake Hayes at the Firestone Farm Dedication, Greenfield Village, June 29, 1985
On June 29, 1985, the newly installed Firestone Farm was dedicated in Greenfield Village. The Firestone family had donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead--boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford--in 1983. Among the invited guests to the ceremonies were curators and staff of Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
- Using Photographs of the Original Walls to Reconstruct Firestone Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, August 1984 - In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and painstaking disassembly, workers shipped the buildings' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. In May 1984, craftsmen began re-erecting the farmhouse, piece by piece, making repairs and replicating replacements as needed. They completed the structure just ahead of its formal dedication on June 29, 1985.
- August 06, 1984
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Using Photographs of the Original Walls to Reconstruct Firestone Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, August 1984
In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and painstaking disassembly, workers shipped the buildings' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. In May 1984, craftsmen began re-erecting the farmhouse, piece by piece, making repairs and replicating replacements as needed. They completed the structure just ahead of its formal dedication on June 29, 1985.
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
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Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Blake Hayes, John Baeder, Richard Gutman, Colin Strayer, and Larry Cultrera inside Owl Night Lunch Wagon, Greenfield Village, 1987 -
- December 01, 1987
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Blake Hayes, John Baeder, Richard Gutman, Colin Strayer, and Larry Cultrera inside Owl Night Lunch Wagon, Greenfield Village, 1987
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
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Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
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Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
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Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
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Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984