Ford Piquette Avenue Plant

Local nameFord Piquette Avenue Plant
LocationMilwaukee Junction, Detroit, United States

The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is a former factory located within the Milwaukee Junction area of Detroit, Michigan, in the United States. Built in 1904, it was the second center of automobile production for the Ford Motor Company, after the Ford Mack Avenue Plant. At the Piquette Avenue Plant, the company created and first produced the Ford Model T, the car credited with initiating the mass use of automobiles in the United States. Prior to the Model T, several other car models were assembled at the factory. Early experiments using a moving assembly line to make cars were also conducted there. It was also the first factory where more than 100 cars were assembled in one day. While it was headquartered at the Piquette Avenue Plant, Ford Motor Company became the biggest U.S.-based automaker, and it would remain so until the mid-1920s. The factory was used by the company until 1910, when its car production activity was relocated to the new, bigger Highland Park Ford Plant.

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Admission

Adults: $12
Seniors 65+: $10
Students: $5
Children under 12: Free

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Piquette_Avenue_Plant

Official Website https://www.fordpiquetteplant.org/

Coordinates 42°22'8.74" N -83°3'55.652" E

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