Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
National Historic Landmark · Detroit, Michigan
The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is a brick factory in Detroit's New Center area, built in 1904, where the first Model T was built beginning in 1908 before production moved to Highland Park. It is among the oldest purpose-built auto factories open to the public, and it is a National Historic Landmark. Today it is run as a museum by the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex, largely by volunteers. Inside are restored early Ford cars including Models N, R and S, the offices used by Henry Ford and Edsel Ford, and wooden floors that still carry the marks of the assembly work. It suits car lovers, history fans and anyone curious about how mass production began, including families with older children. It is a quirky small museum and not a polished attraction, and it is not open every day, so check the tour schedule before you drive over. Allow about ninety minutes with a guided tour, and the Henry Ford Museum and Ford Rouge Factory Tour in Dearborn are separate trips.
461 Piquette Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
The museum opens on selected days and times, not every day, and the schedule varies by season, so check the current days before you travel. Guided tours run at set times, and visiting without knowing the schedule is the most common way people miss it. Special events, car shows and holidays can change the hours or close the building to ordinary visitors. Because the site is largely volunteer-run, hours can shift with staffing, so a phone call or a look at the museum calendar the day before is worth the minute. Weekday visits are generally quieter than weekends, and winter schedules are often shorter than summer ones. Confirm everything before you go.
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