Milford in Brighton in Livingston County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Warner Homestead
Photographed By John Ridley, June 6, 2023
1. Warner Homestead Marker
Around 1855, Timothy and Lucretia Warner built this Greek Revival farmhouse. Timothy (1819-1900) migrated from Livonia, New York, to Brighton Township in 1837. He was credited with helping organize and name the township later that year. In 1841 he purchased eighty acres at this site for $384. H married Lucretia Jones (1828-1900) around 1847. Timothy co-owned the nearby Woodruff gristmill from 1867 to 1871. By 1873 the Warners had expanded their farm to nearly five hundred acres of land.
Pioneer farmers Timothy and Lucretia Warner raised their six children on this homestead, which by 2021 had remained in the Warner family for six generations. Archaeological excavation, begun in 2007, has yielded thousands of artifacts that reveal information about the family's everyday lives. In 2015, Warner family descendants restored the farmhouse to its nineteenth-century appearance. The site is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and designated as a Sesquicentennial farm.
Erected 2022 by Michigan Historical Commission and Michigan History Center. (Marker Number L2339.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Settlements & Settlers
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Location. 42° 32.775′ N, 83° 42.852′ W. Marker is in Brighton, Michigan, in Livingston County. It is in Milford. Marker is on Pleasant Valley Road near Buno Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4001 Pleasant Valley Road, Brighton MI 48114, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Brighton District No. 8 School (approx. 0.4 miles away); That Dammed River (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bubbling Waters (approx. 2.3 miles away); What Happened Here? (approx. 2˝ miles away); Spanish-American War Regiments (approx. 3 miles away); Fairview Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Iraqi and Enduring Freedom Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Fairview Cemetery WWI Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brighton.
Photographed By John Ridley, June 6, 2023
2. Warner Homestead Marker Reverse
Photographed By John Ridley, June 6, 2023
3. Warner Homestead and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2023, by John Ridley of Chelsea, Michigan. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2023, by John Ridley of Chelsea, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
