Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum
Also known as: Edison Institute
Bounded by Michigan Ave. on the N, Village Rd. on the S, Southfield Expwy. on the E, and Oakland Blvd. on the W, Dearborn, Michigan
Bounded by Michigan Ave. on the N, Village Rd. on the S, Southfield Expwy. on the E, and Oakland Blvd. on the W, Dearborn, Michigan
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Description
The Edison Institute expresses Henry Ford's conception of history as the record of progress in transportation, agriculture, and industry. The Museum, opened in 1929, houses important collections of Americana and transportation artifacts. It had a decisive impact on the development of the open-air outdoor village museum and it played an important role in the history of museums and in the history of historic preservation. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, December 21, 1981National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 1969
- Reference number
- 69000071
- Areas of significance
- Entertainment/Recreation; Education
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- District
- Historic function
- Museum
- Current function
- Museum
- Period of significance
- 1925-1949
- Significant year
- 1929
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 97
Related landmarks
- Owl Night Lunch Wagon (Contributing resource)
Sources
- Andrew Wood
- Rattrak
- National Register database - Reference number 69000071
- National Historic Landmark information
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