Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-02-18 | Page 3 | Ford Acquires Smithy Famed by Longfellow

FORD ACQUIRES SMITHY FAMED BY LONGFELLOW Buys Blacksmith Shop Built by Joseph Taft on Chestnut Hill in 1787 To Move It t To Sudbury UXBRIDGE Mass Mas Feb 18 AP Henry Ford has bought Longfellow's Longfellow's Longfellow's lows low's famous village smithy The Detroit manufacturer plans to add the old Taft bla blacksmith shop on Chestnut Hill to his collection of old New England buildings and Implements Implements implements Im Im- im- im In the vicinity of Wayside Inn at Sudbury The blacksmith shop was purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased yesterday by W. W W. W Taylor Talor for Mr Ford from Louis Albee who has o owned d the property for tor several years The shop was built In 1787 by Japhet Taft grandfather of the late Caleb Taft It has among Its Implements implements Im Im- im- im a sling used in shoeing oxen the only one In this vicinity In use up to ten years ago when Mr Taft retired The building has been unused since Mr 11 Tafts Taft's death three years ago Henry W W. Longfellow was In Inspired Inspired inspired In- In by seeing Japhet Taft before belore the forge to write his famous poem Lat Later r Mr 11 Taft fashioned parts of ot the original into a miniature forge and sent It to the poet Mr Ford plans to take the building building building build build- ing to Sudbury in sections