Built in 1877 on land purchased from Rufus Thayer, the first settler at 6 Mile and Napier Road, Thayer School is the oldest one-room schoolhouse on its original site in Northville Township. It was a school until 1952 when it was closed and purchased by Mr. Thayer’s great granddaughter and then was a home for 40 years until being sold to Arbor Hills Landfill. Thayer Cemetery was created in 1838 when Mr. Thayer and his wife lost their infant son George who was buried on their property at 6 Mile and Napier. The historic district was created by the Northville Township Board of Trustees in 2011.   

This program is presented in partnership with the Northville Township Historic District Commission.