Built by William Lakie as a dairy barn in 1912, this structure is now a church. At one time the electric interurban railway ran past this barn and picked up milk cans gathered from surrounding farms. After the Presbyterian Church purchased the . . . — — Map (db m95558) HM
After a long life, pioneer Solomon Caswell gave his lovely home to his son George, pictured here with his father. Later, George's children, William and Inez, inherited the home. They were both school teachers and neither married. When they passed . . . — — Map (db m200015) HM
Residents gossiped, picked up their mail and bought dry goods, live chickens, and interurban tickets in the general store located at Troy Corners along Livernois at Square Lake Road. The Detroit United Railway or interurban line from Detroit stopped . . . — — Map (db m200016) HM
The city of Troy has set aside this area for historic structures. Located here is the 1832 Greek Revival home of pioneer Solomon Caswell, moved from its original site. Nearby is Troy's 1927 township hall. This building is a replica of a Dutch . . . — — Map (db m42177) HM
In 1821 Johnson and Rhoda Niles relocated to Michigan Territory with their three young children. Niles expanded his small 1837 home to lodge potential settlers and plan Troy's future as a great city. A century later, a young paperboy named Norman . . . — — Map (db m200018) HM
This is a simple church built in 1837 by Episcopalians on land they purchased for a dollar from settler Johnson Niles. The little church at Troy Corners, on Square Lake Road near Livernois, was conveyed to the Methodists in the 1860s. The youth . . . — — Map (db m200022) HM
For over ninety years the walls of the parsonage echoed with children's laughter, the clatter of tea cups during countless meetings, and the sweet melodies of hymns played on the old pump organ. Twenty-six different ministers served the Troy . . . — — Map (db m200024) HM
Can you smell the chalk dust? Students in rural schools used slates rather than paper. Boys and girls had separate entries and did not sit together. One teacher taught all grades using books you will find in the desks. Schools changed over time. Log . . . — — Map (db m200027) HM
A print or job shop with hand-fed presses capable of printing up to 1,000 copies an hour was the place to go if you needed business cards, announcements, or handbills. While rural Troy Corners wasn't known to have a job shop, many communities relied . . . — — Map (db m200041) HM
Sebastion Spering Kresge founded the firm in 1899 in Detroit. His guidance during its formative years was responsible for its initial success. By 1916, when it was incorporated in Michigan, the company numbered 150 units. Innovative and careful . . . — — Map (db m68167) HM
From Presidents to the common man, early Americans called log cabins home. Alva Butler walked 360 miles from New York to Buffalo; then sailed to Detroit. He settled in Troy Township and built a cabin near an Indian trail. That home was smaller than . . . — — Map (db m200101) HM
Sebastion Spering Kresge established this foundation in 1924 on the 25th anniversary of the company he organized in Detroit. The foundation's sole donor, he remained chairman of the board until retiring in 1966, shortly before his death. Grants of . . . — — Map (db m68201) HM
In the summer of 1918, President Woodrow Wilson, at the urging of Britain and France, sent an infantry regiment to north Russia to fight the Bolsheviks in hopes of persuading Russia to rejoin the war against Germany. The 339th Infantry Regiment, . . . — — Map (db m91096) HM
The first Troy Township meeting was held in Riley Crook's barn. Later, the citizens built a Township Hall that closely resembled this one-room school. In 1927 that building was replaced by the brick Township Hall which now serves as the . . . — — Map (db m199955) HM
After the War of 1812 farmers from New York and other eastern states settled in Troy Township. This building became the seat of local government in 1927. Troy remained an agricultural community until 1955 when township leaders led the effort to . . . — — Map (db m200020) HM
The city of Troy was an unclaimed wilderness when Johnson Niles moved here with his family from New York in 1821. As a farmer, carpenter, innkeeper, and merchant, Niles did much to develop the area, offering advice and encouragement to the settlers . . . — — Map (db m184286) HM
In 1827 the Michigan Territorial Legislative Council created Troy Township. Stephen V.R. Trowbridge and Riley Crooks were elected supervisor and clerk. Township meetings were held in houses and barns until 1848 when a frame hall was built on this . . . — — Map (db m91413) HM
One hundred fifty years ago the sound of horses and a whiff of coal smoke told you that a Wagon Shop was nearby. Here woodworkers and blacksmiths merged their skills to build and repair wagons and farm equipment. Many blacksmiths were also trained . . . — — Map (db m200105) HM
Harry Bennett Wattles purchased this house in 1876 about thirty years after its construction and added a veranda and a second story in 1909. Settling in Troy around 1837, the Wattles Family has been active in civic and social affairs. Here on this . . . — — Map (db m91377) HM
