Redford Township School District No. 9
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N 42° 22.584 W 083° 17.730
17T E 311011 N 4694121
Located on the west side of Beech-Daly Road, just north of Capitol, in front of the Redford Post Office. Parking available.
Waymark Code: WMTD5
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2006
Views: 42
In 1874, Redford Township School District No. 9 bought an acre of land from Eugenius and Abigail Hodge and erected this school. Named Beech School, it served the Beech Park settlement that sprang up here adjacent to the Detroit, Lansing & Lake Michigan Railroad. The school was built to accommodate sixty children--although only fifty residents lived in the settlement at the time--and was the largest in the township. Classes were held in Beech School until 1952. The building has housed meetings of the Masonic lodge and the Boy Scouts of America, served as school offices and storage facilities, and as the headquarters for the Association of Retarded Citizens. In 1988 the South Redford School District sold the property to a private developer.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: Local Site #1826
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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