In 1965 the stove was relocated to Michigan State Fairgrounds on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan from the factory headquarters near Belle Isle.
The stove eventually deteriorated due to weather and broke into pieces; in 1974, the Detroit Free Press wrote that "[t]he carved bottom trim on the side facing Woodward split and fell apart; dozens of layers of blistered, peeling paint made the surface resemble dried, caked and cracked black mud.
The roof sagged at crazy angles.
The gate of the fence surrounding the base was open; empty wine bottles, mounds of litter, and the soggy remains of a campfire lay on the trampled grass beneath the stove."
Later in the year the pieces were stored inside a warehouse at Detroit Historical Museum.
The Detroit Historical Society's museum then formed the Detroit Stove Restoration Committee to solicit time and money contributions to save the replica.

 In the early 1990s, interest in restoring the replica stove grew.
advocates termed the stove a Detroit industrial landmark, representing Detroit's nineteenth-century prominence as a center for metalwork and foundries, and its claim in the late 1800s and early 1900s as the world's stove capital.
A restoration project was formed, led by former state fair manager John C. Hertel.
Donations from companies, unions, and individuals raised $300,000.
In 1995, twenty truckloads of pieces of the wooden replica were taken to Michigan State Fairgrounds, where artisans from Greenfield Village started the restoration project, which involved the removal of twelve coats of lead-based paint and the replacement of forty percent of the original wood that was beyond repair.
During the restoration.
a rubberized top layer was added for better protection against rain and snow.

Michigan governor John Engler unveiled the finished restoration on August 24, 1998.
The replica's legs were framed by a concrete wall bearing the names of the major contributors.
The walkways leading up to the replica stove were paved with memorial bricks naming donors who had each given $25 for the restoration project.
The stove then was a major attraction for the annual state fair; it was promoted as far away as Chicago and Indianapolis, some 300 miles away, and across the border in Windsor, Ontario.

The Michigan's state fair had been eliminated altogether by 2009 due to budget cuts and a new home for the replica stove was sought.
Ideas for a new home included the Henry Ford museum, and the Garland resort lodge at Lewiston, Michigan.
In 1965 the stove was relocated to Michigan State Fairgrounds on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan from the factory headquarters near Belle Isle. The stove eventually deteriorated due to weather and broke into pieces; in 1974, the Detroit Free Press wrote that "[t]he carved bottom trim on the side facing Woodward split and fell apart; dozens of layers of blistered, peeling paint made the surface resemble dried, caked and cracked black mud. The roof sagged at crazy angles. The gate of the fence surrounding the base was open; empty wine bottles, mounds of litter, and the soggy remains of a campfire lay on the trampled grass beneath the stove." Later in the year the pieces were stored inside a warehouse at Detroit Historical Museum. The Detroit Historical Society's museum then formed the Detroit Stove Restoration Committee to solicit time and money contributions to save the replica.
 In the early 1990s, interest in restoring the replica stove grew. advocates termed the stove a Detroit industrial landmark, representing Detroit's nineteenth-century prominence as a center for metalwork and foundries, and its claim in the late 1800s and early 1900s as the world's stove capital. A restoration project was formed, led by former state fair manager John C. Hertel. Donations from companies, unions, and individuals raised $300,000. In 1995, twenty truckloads of pieces of the wooden replica were taken to Michigan State Fairgrounds, where artisans from Greenfield Village started the restoration project, which involved the removal of twelve coats of lead-based paint and the replacement of forty percent of the original wood that was beyond repair. During the restoration. a rubberized top layer was added for better protection against rain and snow.
Michigan governor John Engler unveiled the finished restoration on August 24, 1998. The replica's legs were framed by a concrete wall bearing the names of the major contributors. The walkways leading up to the replica stove were paved with memorial bricks naming donors who had each given $25 for the restoration project. The stove then was a major attraction for the annual state fair; it was promoted as far away as Chicago and Indianapolis, some 300 miles away, and across the border in Windsor, Ontario. 
The Michigan's state fair had been eliminated altogether by 2009 due to budget cuts and a new home for the replica stove was sought. Ideas for a new home included the Henry Ford museum, and the Garland resort lodge at Lewiston, Michigan.
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