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Barr Sculpture

The Barr Sculpture at the entrance to Mill Race was designed by renowned local sculptor, David Barr, in 1992. It represents a Victorian-era boy at play with a stick and hoop. Kevin Stuart served as the model for the sculpture.

Cady Inn

The Cady Inn stood for many years on the north side of Cady Street, two blocks east of Center, having been relocated there in the last half of the 19th Century. Moved to the Village in 1987, the salt-box style building is believed to have been a tavern and early stage coach stop, when the main southern entrance to town was by way of the Cady Street bridge. According to local legend, the building served as a stopping point for the Underground Railroad prior to the Civil War. The Cady Inn now houses the Business Office and the Archives.

Hirsch Blacksmith Shop and Country Store

The Hirsch Blacksmith Shop is an exact replica of one of Northville’s early shops, based on a photograph of the building that stood on the corner of Main and Hutton streets from the mid-nineteenth century until its demolition in 1930. It has a working “smithy” as well as housing Mill Race’s Country Store, which will be moved to the General Store building when erected. It is chock full of children’s’ toys, candy, old-time postcards, household items, holiday merchandise, Northville books, and Mill Race Village note cards. Displays of antiques line the walls and shelves.

Wash Oak School

Wash Oak School, one of the few surviving one room schoolhouses in Michigan, was moved to the Village in 1975. Located on the west side of Currie Road between Seven and Eight Mile Roads, it was built in 1873 and remained in operation until 1966, serving Washtenaw and Oakland Counties. The one room schoolhouse is still used as a classroom for hundreds of elementary children who visit each year as part of a special history curriculum sponsored by the Northville Historical Society.

New School Church

The New School Church was built in 1845 by a splinter group of the Presbyterian Church of Northville, who used it as their church for only four years before reuniting with the original group. The church exhibits a Greek Revival architectural style with a columned entrance portico. Through the years it has served as a school, a township hall, and a Salvation Army barracks. For over seventy years it housed Northville's library. The Northville Historical Society was formed in 1964 to save this building from demolition. Moved to the village in 1972 from its location on Wing Street, it is currently used for weddings, workshops, church services, and meetings.

Hunter House

The Hunter House, a classic Greek revival home with half gabled wings, was built by Stephen and Mary Hunter in 1851. It was moved to the village in 1972 from its original location on the south side of Main Street at Griswold. This house serves as a Museum furnished with items typical of the period in which it was built.

Yerkes House

The Yerkes House was built in 1873 by William Purdy Yerkes, son of one of the earliest settlers of this area, and his wife, Sarah (Cady) Yerkes, daughter of one of Northville's founders. W.P. Yerkes was an attorney, probate judge, and served as the first village president of Northville. The house originally stood on the south side of Cady Street between Church and Center. Moved to Mill Race in 1975, the nine room house features traditional Gothic style carpentry and is furnished in the elaborate style of the mid-Victorian era. The foyer, parlor, and dining room were furnished by the National and Michigan Questers organizations.

Gazebo

The Gazebo overlooks the Rouge River which flows through the village. Modeled after a turn-of-the-century version, the Gazebo was built in 1979 by John Glenn High School shop students, who constructed the components at their school in Westland and then assembled them on site at Mill Race. Many couples seek out the pleasant shelter of the gazebo to exchange vows on their wedding day.

Cottage House

The Cottage House was built in the 1890s on the east side of Center Street between Lake and Rayson. Moved to the village in 1976, its exterior is typical of the era, but the interior was set up for workshops and classes. It is used as a studio by the Mill Race Weavers' Guild.

Interurban Station

The Interurban Station was built in the late 19th Century as the waiting room at Haggerty and Baseline (Eight Mile) for the Farmington Line's high speed electric transit system which ran into Northville from 1898 until the late 1920s. It was moved to Mill Race in the fall of 1990.

Bridge

The Bridge was constructed in 1975 to provide a pedestrian entrance to the Village. It was designed by Don Fee and fashioned after "The Old North Bridge" in Concord, Massachusetts. It was built by Historical Society volunteers.

Bell Pier

The Bell Pier was built in 2008 with donated funds to showcase a large piece of Northville's past industry. Bells were made in 1896 by the American Bell Foundry who built all sizes for churches, schools, farms and factories. Its most popular bell was the dinner bell.

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