Phoenix Mill

For the gristmill in Virginia, see Phoenix Mill (Virginia).

Phoenix Mill

Phoenix Mill was part of Henry Ford's Village industries project and ran from 1922 to 1948 in Plymouth, Michigan.[1]: 162  Generator cutouts, voltage regulators, gauges and light switches for Ford vehicles were produced at the plant.[1]: 162 

After the original gristmill burned down, Ford bought the site and utilized his Dearborn Realty and Construction Company to design and construct a new mill in 1921.[1]: 35  Ford intended the factory to run entirely on a hydroelectric generator.[1]: 37 

The Phoenix Mill factory line in the early 1940s
Phoenix Mill Events in June 2023
Phoenix Mill Events in June 2023

Employees

Workers at Phoenix Mill were mostly women, with male maintenance workers and a male manager.[1]: 42  Before the union, women who were hired had to be single, widowed, or married with a husband who was not able to work.[1]: 41  Workers had limited breaks and were under pressure to keep optimum efficiency, but were paid the same or more than men who had similar jobs.[1]: 65 

Status

Ownership of the mill eventually passed to Wayne County, as part of Hines Park. The building was used only for storage for decades.[2] In 2018, it was sold by Wayne County to a developer, who began converting it into an event space. The pandemic altered the timeline and plans, but the banquet center opened in 2022. The second floor was converted into offices.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Howard E. Segal (2005). Recasting the Machine Age: Henry Ford's Village Industries. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 978-1-55849-481-7.
  2. ^ David Veselenak (December 13, 2018). "Wayne County looks to sell historic mills, have them redeveloped for 21st century". Hometown Life.
  3. ^ David Veselenak (March 16, 2022). "The Phoenix Mill in Plymouth once manufactured Henry Ford's auto parts. Now its a banquet center". Hometown Life.

Further reading

  • The University of Michigan-Dearborn Center for the Study of Automotive Heritage
  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Phoenix Mill (Michigan) at Wikimedia Commons

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