White Lake Township in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Kelley-Fisk Farm

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, August 26, 2021

1. Kelley-Fisk Farm Marker

Inscription. Asa Loren Kelley (1813-1887) migrated from New York as a child around 1820. He settled in Owosso with his first wife, Armitta, and they had two children. Upon the deaths of his wife and children, Kelley married Louisa Austin and moved to White Lake Township. They purchased 320 acres of land in 1851 and erected this modest Greek Revival house with Gothic details around 1852. They raised ten children here. Following Louisa’s death in 1863, Asa married Frances Rich. The couple had nine additional children. In 1876 Luther and Henry Fisk bought the farm. The Fisk family built many of the outbuildings and owned the farm until 1979. The White Lake Historical Society then leased the complex, which includes the house, a barn, a pump house, a pig house, a hen house, corn cribs, a privy and a garage, from the township.

Erected 1993 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1868.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 42° 39.43′ N, 83° 28.121′ W. Marker is in White Lake Township, Michigan, in Oakland County.

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It is at the intersection of Fisk Road and Highland Road, on the right when traveling north on Fisk Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9180 Highland Rd, White Lake MI 48386, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Patrick Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); White Lake Township Hall (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hathaway-Hess Farm (approx. 2.4 miles away); Genevieve Gillette (approx. 3.9 miles away); Haven Hill Gatehouse (approx. 3.9 miles away); Four Towns Methodist Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); White Lake Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Commerce United Methodist Congregation / Commerce United Methodist Church (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in White Lake Township.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, August 26, 2021

2. Kelley-Fisk Farm Marker

Kelley-Fisk Farm Home erected in 1851. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, August 26, 2021

3. Kelley-Fisk Farm Home erected in 1851.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, August 26, 2021

4. Kelley-Fisk Farm Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 5,422 times since then and 335 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 26, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.