Oakland Township in Oakland charter Township in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Axford-Coffin Farm
Photographed By Joel Seewald, September 10, 2016
1. Axford-Coffin Farm Marker
Inscription.
Axford-Coffin Farm. . This complex of buildings began as the farmstead of John Axford, who built the Greek Revival house during the 1840s. Farmer Jacob Kline purchased it in 1848, and his descendants operated the farm until 1925. During the Great Depression the bank foreclosed on the mortgage. In 1939 Howard A. Coffin, a Detroit businessman and U.S. Congressman, and his wife, Abbie, converted the farm to a country retreat. They enlarged the house, updated some of the buildings, and added a massive interior fireplace and stone-walled pond. Coffin and his second wife, Marie, sold the farm in 1951. Subsequent owners rented out the property and made few changes, thus preserving the farm. The township purchased it in 1996. The farm is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
This complex of buildings began as the farmstead of John Axford, who built the Greek Revival house during the 1840s. Farmer Jacob Kline purchased it in 1848, and his descendants operated the farm until 1925. During the Great Depression the bank foreclosed on the mortgage. In 1939 Howard A. Coffin, a Detroit businessman and U.S. Congressman, and his wife, Abbie, converted the farm to a country retreat. They enlarged the house, updated some of the buildings, and added a massive interior fireplace and stone-walled pond. Coffin and his second wife, Marie, sold the farm in 1951. Subsequent owners rented out the property and made few changes, thus preserving the farm. The township purchased it in 1996. The farm is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 2002 by Michigan Historical Commission-Michigan Historical Center. (Marker Number L2113.)
Location. 42° 47.089′ N, 83° 8.762′ W. Marker is in Oakland charter Township, Michigan, in Oakland County. It is in
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Oakland Township. Marker is on West Predmore Road, half a mile west of Rochester Road, on the right when traveling west. The marker is in Cranberry Lake Park and Historic District. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 384 West Predmore Road, Oakland MI 48363, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2016, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 12, 2016, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.