Name/Title
Susquehanna at Greenfield VillageEntry/Object ID
1995.001.1762Description
Black and white photo of Susquehanna, a house removed from Cedar Point on the Patuxent River by Henry Ford and rebuilt at Greenfield Village. This photo is probably an enlargement of the photo on the color postcard. The story and a half house had both front and rear porches incorporated into the roof line. The fully visible porch has six supporting posts. There are four dormers in the visible side of the roof, an outside end chimney on the far gable end and another large chimney up through the center of the building. There is a narrow window in the roof peak of the near gable end. On the first floor of the gable end is a twelve light window with dark shutters. Under the porch roof on the left is a door and three? windows. The porch floor is probably two steps above the ground. Beyond the house is a sizable windmill with four blades. A flock of sheep grazes on the lawn. An outbuilding is barely visible on the right. There are several large trees. It is a lovely scene.
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Text on verso: "Susquehanna This old house stood for centuries on Susquehanna Point (Susquehannough Point) in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
In 1941 this house had to be destroyed as it was in the way on the new air base Patuxent. The last owner, Samuel D. Young, gave it to Henry Ford who moved it, along with the bones of Christopher Rousby, to Michigan.
This picture shows the old home in its new setting in Greenfield Village, Dearborne [sic], Michigan" In pencil in a corner "8"Collection
Charles E. Fenwick CollectionDimensions
Dimension Notes
Print Size: 8" x 10"Location
Container
Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Box 11AShelf
Rack 07, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 07Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ford, HenryPerson or Organization
Young, Samuel D.