Perrinsville School

Perrinsville School (HMMJN)

Location: Westland, MI 48185 Wayne County
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N 42° 20.382', W 83° 21.317'

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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.
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HM NumberHMMJN
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker NumberL1996
Year Placed1997
Placed ByMichigan Historical Center, Michigan Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 1:32pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 305976 N 4690180
Decimal Degrees42.33970000, -83.35528333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 20.382', W 83° 21.317'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 20' 22.92" N, 83° 21' 19.02" W
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Area Code(s)313, 734, 586
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 31755 Cowan Rd, Westland MI 48185, US
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