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By car · metro area, Michigan

Historic Farms and Ranches in Detroit, MI

Farmsteads and ranches on the register near you, many still worked by the families who listed them.

Most residents could not tell you which local buildings are on the National Register. The Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, MI metro area has about 4,390,913 residents, ranking 14th in the country. The record can, and the closest listings to Detroit, MI are below.

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On the record near Detroit, MI

The 12 nearest

18 listed sites on the record match historic farms and ranches within 60 miles of Detroit, MI, out of 352 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Brooks Farm17 miles from the center of Detroit · Building · Troy · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Greenmead Farms22 miles from the center of Detroit · Building · Livonia · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Fischer, John and Edna Trusdell, Farmstead22 miles from the center of Detroit · District · Sheldon · listed 2000National Register of Historic Places
Fuerst, Jacob and Rebecca, Farmstead25 miles from the center of Detroit · District · Novi · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
Groves Farm34 miles from the center of Detroit · Building · Northfield Township · listed 2023National Register of Historic Places
Sutherland, Landgford and Lydia McMichael, Farmstead37 miles from the center of Detroit · District · Pittsfield Charter Township · listed 2006National Register of Historic Places
Warner, Timothy and Lucretia Jones, Homestead37 miles from the center of Detroit · Building · Brighton · listed 2011National Register of Historic Places
Rentschler, Emanuel and Elizabeth, Farmstead38 miles from the center of Detroit · District · Saline · listed 2013National Register of Historic Places
Westphal, August, Farmstead42 miles from the center of Detroit · Building · Brighton · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
Fishbeck, Jacob, Farmstead44 miles from the center of Detroit · Building · Genoa Township · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
Green, Alanson, Farm House45 miles from the center of Detroit · Building · Goodrich · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
McCaslin, William Henry and Lucinda, Farm House53 miles from the center of Detroit · Building · Linden · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Detroit, MI. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Historic Farms in Detroit, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
2
Sort by distance and pick the closest few
3
Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Detroit, MI ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Detroit, MI?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Detroit

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Detroit, MI the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Detroit, MI are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.