Building, Canton Township, since 1865
Cherry Hill Historic District
Photographed standing in 2010
- Opened
- 1865
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Standing
- 161 years
Cherry Hill Historic District has stood on Cherry Hill and Ridge Rds. in Canton Township since 1865, 161 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
More photos of Cherry Hill Historic District
What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
Cherry Hill Historic District opened in 1865, in the decades its town grew around the railroad and the mill.
It was built in the Gothic Revival style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.
It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Next time you are nearby, stop at Cherry Hill and Ridge Rds and look up.
Cherry Hill is an unincorporated community in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Canton Township along Cherry Hill and Ridge Roads but otherwise has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics. The Cherry Hill Historic District is a primarily residential historic district encompassing the greater part of Cherry Hill.
Timeline
- 1865 Built Gothic Revival, Italianate
- 2003 Listed on the National Register April 2, 2003
- 2026 Today 161 years and still standing
Where it is
Cherry Hill and Ridge Rds., Canton Township
On this map
- 1 Cherry Hill Historic District This place
- 2 Thomas and Isabella Moore Clyde House 0.2 mi
- 3 Thomas and Maria Blackman Bartlett House 0.3 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the block
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Building in Cherry Hill Historic District, corner of Cherry Hill and Ridge, MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cherry Hill United Methodist Church, erected 1882, 2010 Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Village Theater, Canton Township Michigan. Cherry Hill & Ridge Roads, 2010 Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- School in Cherry Hill Historic District, Cherry Hill MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.