National Historic Landmark

Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum

Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
Listed
October 19, 1969
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
69000071

About this property

The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a history museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan, United States, within Metro Detroit. The museum collection contains the presidential limousine of John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln's chair from Ford's Theatre, Thomas Edison's laboratory, the Wright Brothers' bicycle shop, the Rosa Parks bus, and many other historical exhibits. It is the largest indoor–outdoor museum complex in the United States and is visited by over 1.7 million people each year. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 as Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981 as "Edison Institute".

Location

Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
42.30548, -83.22716

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum listed on the National Register?

Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 19, 1969.

What type of historic resource is Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum?

Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

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