The Barn Church, photo submitted 1985
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Barn Church
4230 Livernois Road, Troy - Oakland County
Other Names Troy Presbyterian Church Historic Distirct - Local
Troy Presbyterian Church
Property Type barn
Historic Use AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE/animal facility
Current Use RELIGION/religious facility
Style Other
Marker Name Barn Church
Marker Text BARN CHURCH Built by William Lakie as a dairy barn in 1912, this structure is now a church. At one time the electric interurban railway ran past this barn and picked up milk cans gathered from surrounding farms. After the Presbyterian Church purchased the building in 1928, they removed the silo and added a steeple and an appropriate entranceway. Thus the barn was adapted as a church with the hay loft becoming the chancel. The massive yet graceful lines of the former barn, now a Unitarian church, befit the spirit of a traditional house of worship.
Period of Significance 1901-1930
Significant Date(s) 1912, 1928
Registry Type(s) 02/23/1978 Marker erected
02/07/1977 State Register listed
Site ID# P24409