Cherry Hill Historic District - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Located at the intersection of Ridge and Cherry Hill roads in Canton Township, Michigan, the Cherry Hill Historic District incorporates those buildings and features that formed the core of Cherry Hill, a rural crossroad hamlet. Cherry Hill served as a central place filling the educational, social, religious and some commercial needs of residents living within its boundries and on nearby farmsteads until the 1960s. Approaching from the south, Ridge road intersects Cherry Hill road in the center of the hamlet and then jogs slightly east running concomitantly with Cherry Hill road a short distance before continuing on a roughly northeastern line. The district is linear in nature with all properties facing either Ridge or Cherry Hill roads. Included in the district along the western side of South Ridge road are buildings associated with one of Henry Ford's Village Industry projects and a nineteenth century farmhouse with its accompanying wooded space. Located along the eastern side of South Ridge road are a Gothic Revival style church and a settlement era cemetery, both dating to the nineteenth century. Located adjacent to and north of the cemetery is a nineteenth century, two-story, Italianate inn. Across from the inn on the north side of Cherry Hill road is a nineteenth century school, also in the Italianate style. Located to the west along the north side of Cherry Hill road is an early twentieth century house. Mature trees, wooded areas and remnants of farm outbuildings within the boundaries all lead to the impression of the hamlet as a rural central place that served as a community focus for over a century.

County / Borough / Parish: Wayne Year listed: 2003 Historic (Areas of) Significance: The district contains the oldest church building in the township, a cemetery that dates to Canton's earliest years and one of the few nineteenth century schoolhouses left in the suburban township. Periods of significance: Mid 19th century to mid 20th century Historic function: none Current function: It is a small town. Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Street address: Not listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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