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Richmond Hill Plantation, Laboratory-Powerhouse & Chimney, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA
LocationEast of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road,
Richmond Hill vicinity, GA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS GA-2348-I
Building/structure dates:
1870 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1937 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1984 subsequent work
National Register Number: 78000966
Significance: Henry Ford converted this abandoned rice mill for use as his personal laboratory. A steam boiler in this structure also created electricity and heat for the nearby Ford Mansion.
Subjects
AgricultureL-plan BuildingsOffice Buildings
Related Names
Clay, Joseph
Ford, Henry
Diener, David, Photographer
Butler, Scott, Historian
Diener, David, Historian
Diener, David, Delineator
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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