Английская Википедия:Historic Charlton Park
Historic Charlton Park is a historically oriented local facility and museum in Barry County, Michigan, that sits on Шаблон:Convert along the Thornapple River.
The village is made up of a number of nineteenth and early-twentieth century structures that have been brought together from around the county to recreate a Michigan village from the turn of the 20th century. Buildings include a lawyer's home, blacksmith shop, bank and insurance office, barber shop, inn and stagecoach stop, Church, carpenter/cooper shop, carriage house, general store, hardware store, school, printshop, cabin, sawmill, and the Hastings Township Hall.
Besides the historic village and museum, there is a swimming beach on the Thornapple River, along which the park is located.
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Built in 1848 was used as a stagecoach stop.
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Built in 1869. Children attended the Lee School until 1923.
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Barber Shop - built between 1889-1907.
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Constructed in 1852. William E. Upjohn started the Upjohn Pharmaceutical Co.
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Carlton Center Church built in 1885.
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Built in the late 1880s, this house is the home of the village seamstress.
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Hastings Township Hall in use until 1988.
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Blacksmith Shop - donated in 1968.
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Carpenter Shop
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Built by John and Rachel Dillon in Maple Grove in 1858.
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Built by Irving Charlton. Completed in 1950.
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Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. operated in this building from 1908-1924.
External links
- Charlton Park Historic Village and Museum - official site
