Redford Township District No. 5 School
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N 42° 25.481 W 083° 17.830
17T E 311019 N 4699486
On the west side of Beech Daly Road south of 7 Mile Road. Plenty of parking available.
Waymark Code: WMEZ9
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2006
Views: 25
Three Redford Township District No. 5 Schools have stood on this property. A log structure served students from around 1842 until the 1870s when a wooden-frame school was constructed. The present structure, built sometime between 1916 and 1921, was erected according to stock plans provided free by the state superintendent of public instruction, who noted: "The modern rural building is planned to observe both hygienic needs and the conveniences of schoolroom administration." Renamed Redford Union District No. 1 in 1923, and known popularly as the Beech Road School, this is a rare surviving example of a school that exhibits every detail of the state superintendent's design, including the belfry and the simple decorative brickwork.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: Local Site #1991
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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