Oakland Township near Lake Orion 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. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 42° 47.089′ N, 83° 8.762′ W. Marker is near Lake Orion, Michigan, in Oakland County. It is in Oakland Township.

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It 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.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carriage Barn Replica (within shouting distance of this marker); The Flumerfelt Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Lakeville Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lakeville Auxiliary Hall (approx. 2½ miles away); Paint Creek Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Forestry Mowing for Habitat Restoration (approx. 3.3 miles away); Paint Creek Millrace (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Paint Creek Cider Mill (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Orion.

Axford-Coffin Farm Marker and Farmhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, September 10, 2016

2. Axford-Coffin Farm Marker and Farmhouse

Axford-Coffin Farmhouse - South Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, September 10, 2016

3. Axford-Coffin Farmhouse - South Side

Axford-Coffin Farmhouse - East Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, September 10, 2016

4. Axford-Coffin Farmhouse - East Side

National Register of Historic Places Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, September 10, 2016

5. National Register of Historic Places Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2016, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 887 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 12, 2016, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.