Woodland Town Hall
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N 42° 43.610 W 085° 07.916
16T E 652938 N 4732172
Located on the south side of Broadway Street (M-43), just west of State Street. Parking available on State Street.
Waymark Code: WM17FV
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2007
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The area now known as Woodland Township was first settled in 1837 by Charles Galloway and Jonathan and Samuel Haight. In 1842 the state legislature set aside the township, which by then had several hundred residents. The area's level surface and fertile soil attracted farmers who specialized in fruit, wheat and vegetables. By 1867, Woodland's population had grown to about one thousand. On April 5 of that year, the township board voted to build a "town house." The building committee--consisting of George Cramer, George Davenport, Alson P. Holly, John Holbrook and Ira Stowell--drafted a plan, and construction began. The township board accepted the completed town hall and discharged the building committee three years later.
(SIDE TWO) In 1867 after agreeing to build a hall, the Woodland Township board purchased this property from Lawrence Hilbert. Building committee member George Davenport erected the frame for the Greek Revival structure and later built the front doors. S. S. Ingerson enclosed the building, and Ira Stowell, another member of the building committee, was responsible for the completion of the hall. The handsome structure, with its hand-hewn timbers, cost nearly $2,000. The two-story 30' x 48' hall has been used by the township, fraternal organizations, traveling shows, community programs and a school. By 1984 the town hall was the only virtually unaltered early building in the community. Heated by a free-standing wood stove, it was still used for the annual township meeting.
Historical Date: 04/05/1867
Historical Name: Charles Galloway, Jonathan and Samuel Haight, George Cramer, George Davenport, Alson P. Holly, John Holbrook, Ira Stowell, Lawrence Hilbert, S. S. Ingerson
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: Local Site #0940
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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