Ford Piquette Avenue Plant (birthplace of the Model T)

The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is the early Ford Motor Company factory where the Model T was developed and built; it opened in 1904 and is now a museum. Historic photographs, archival materials, and visitor images from the museum are widely reproduced in automotive history articles, blogs, and social-media posts focused on the origins of the automobile industry. The plant’s preserved factory floor and exhibits are frequent subjects of online coverage about Detroit’s industrial heritage.