Westland in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Perrinsville School

Photographed by Joel S., July 29, 2010

1. Perrinsville School Marker

Inscription. Perrinsville began with a sawmill established by Abraham and Isaac Perrin around 1832. During the next century three one-room schools served area children. The first, a wooden school, was erected in 1833 on the Marcus Swift farm. A second, larger one, was built on the William Osband farm in 1843. This building, constructed in 1856 on land purchased from Isaac and Hannah Swift Perrin by Nankin District No. 2, was the first brick school in the township. Classes were held here until 1937 when Henry Ford constructed the nearby Nankin Mills schoolhouse as a replacement. Perrinsville School served as a church from 1948 to 1968. Having suffered many changes over the years, including removal of the teacher's platform, the cupola and the wainscoting, the school has been restored to its 1890s appearance by the city of Westland, which acquired it in 1990.

Erected 1997 by Michigan Historical Center, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1996.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is

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included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 42° 20.382′ N, 83° 21.317′ W. Marker is in Westland, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Warren Road and Cowan Road, on the right when traveling west on Warren Road. Cowan Road is 0.25 miles west of Merriman Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31755 Cowan Road, Westland MI 48185, 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.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Nankin Pioneer (approx. half a mile away); Perrinsville (approx. 0.6 miles away); History of the Straight Farmhouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Nankin Mills (approx. one mile away); a different

Perrinsville School and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel S., July 29, 2010

2. Perrinsville School and Marker

marker also named Nankin Mills (approx. one mile away); Nankin Millers House (approx. one mile away); "Learning by Doing" (approx. 1.2 miles away); Henry Ford's Honeymoon House (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westland.

Perrinsville School and Donation Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel S., July 29, 2010

3. Perrinsville School and Donation Marker

Perrinsville School Donation Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel S., July 29, 2010

4. Perrinsville School Donation Marker

This property & building Donated by: Marcello Scappaticci Silvio Scappaticci Alphonse Tabaka August 1992

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 2,314 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 30, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.