Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
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The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is a historic Detroit automobile factory best known as the birthplace of the Ford Model T and an early center of automotive innovation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile factory
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ industrial building ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | 2002 ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early 20th-century industrial architecture ⓘ |
| area | approximately 2.6 acres ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Henry Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | 1904 ⓘ |
| city | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
automotive museum
ⓘ
historic site open to the public ⓘ |
| designedBy | Ford Motor Company engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstModelTProductionDate | 1908 ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| functionAfterFord | industrial and warehouse use ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Ford Model T development artifacts
ⓘ
early Ford vehicles ⓘ historic automotive manufacturing equipment ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Michigan State Historic Site
NERFINISHED
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National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| laterUse | multi-tenant industrial building ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| modelDeveloped |
Ford Model N
NERFINISHED
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Ford Model R NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Model S NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Model T NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the birthplace of the Ford Model T
ⓘ
early center of automotive innovation ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Ford Piquette Avenue Plant museum organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStartOfModelT | 1908 ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| roofType | timber and steel truss roof ⓘ |
| significance |
important site in the history of mass automobile production
ⓘ
site of development and early production of the Ford Model T ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| streetAddress | 461 Piquette Avenue ⓘ |
| tourType | guided tours ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile manufacturing
ⓘ
automotive engineering ⓘ vehicle assembly ⓘ |
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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum