The Burrowes Cottages

Sixteen two story buildings. Divided between the boys and girls sides of the complex. The girls dorms were designated by letters A-G. The boys were designated 1-9. Later on they were all given numbers.

"E" Cottage 1926

Photo: Wayne COunty Board of Auditors

"E" Cottage Decades Later

Photo: John Wagner

Cottage 8 1978

Photo: Northville Histrical Society

Cottage 8 1990's

Photo: Unknown

The Gould Cottages

The design of these cottages was differnet then all the other cottages. Constructed during the depression years. The two cottages, 10 and 11 (later 12 and 13) that were built on the eastside of Sheldon were mirror images of each other. They resembled the style of the Fire Hall also desigb by the Gould's. These were used as part of the expanded homestead program. The location of these two cottages is now "Firemans Park" The Farm Colony Cottage was the start of the homestead program where students were living unsupervised and required to make there own rules. The cottage was isloated over almost a 1/2 mile from the main campus. details of the program can be found here (add Link). After the school was closed one of the cottages was used for an annual JayCees Haunted House during the early 1980's (add link)

Farm Colony Cottage

The "Homestead" experiment was conducted here. (Add Link)

Photo: State of Michiigan Archives

Cottage 10

Later renamed Cottage 13 R.E.T.

Photo: Northville Historical Society

Seen from a distance

L-R Cottages 10 and 11 Later 13 and 12

Photo: Northville Historical Society

Current Use

Sheldon Road Park

Photo: Google Images

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Approximate Cottage Locations

Based on the 1942 Grounds Map