Erin--Warren Fractional District No. 2 Schoolhouse

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This school served children in Erin and Warren Townships from 1872 to 1921. Beginning in 1838, German farmer Christian Gerlach held classes in his home. During the 1840s a log building served as a classroom. In 1850 a red frame school was built. In 1872 the red school was replaced with this structure. Popularly known as Halfway School, it was located in the village of Halfway, midway between Mount Clemens and Detroit. When the school closed in 1921, it was moved to the southeast corner of Nine Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue and used as a warehouse. The East Detroit Historical Society acquired the school in 1984, returning it to within one hundred feet of its original site and restoring its nineteenth century appearance.

National Register information 

Status

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 2001

Reference number

01000412

Architectural style

Victorian: Italianate

Areas of significance

Architecture; Education

Level of significance

Local

Evaluation criteria

A - Event; C - Design/Construction

Property type

Building

Historic function

School

Current function

Museum

Periods of significance

1850-1874; 1875-1899; 1900-1924

Significant year

1872

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Update Log 

• October 4, 2012: New photo from Rattrak
• September 26, 2012: New Street View added by Rattrak

Sources 

• Rattrak
• National Register database - Reference number 01000412 (Search for documents)

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